whooping cough

As Kentucky is dealing with a whooping cough outbreak, health officials say it comes during a decline in childhood vaccinations.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has recorded 139 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, as of the beginning of this year. Most cases have been found in school-aged children.

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department confirmed seven new cases of pertussis around the city Tuesday morning on social media.

An outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been declared by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department after nine confirmed cases since late last month.

The 12th case of whooping cough has been confirmed in Lexington, this time at Fredrick Douglass High School. Kevin Hall, the spokesperson for the…

A third pertussis case in the first month of 2019 has been confirmed at a Lexington school. This case of whooping cough comes at an elementary school.The…

The second case of pertussis, or whooping cough, has been confirmed in a Lexington High School.The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is notifying…

A Kentucky House committee has advance a bill that would require college freshmen students to undergo “catchup immunizations” before they begin school.…