With an increase of of only 573 whooping cough cases during the past two weeks in California, it appears the bacterial disease epidemic may be slowing. As of Aug. 18, the California Department of Public...

The number of pertussis cases in California has increased by an additional 760 cases since the last update two weeks ago, bringing the total number to 6,930 in 2014 to date. Nearly 200 pertussis patients...

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The California Department of Public Health declared a state‐wide epidemic of pertussis in June 2014. In Los Angeles County, 435 lab‐confirmed and probable cases, and another 386 suspect cases have...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said that cases of pertussis, or whooping cough in the state are on the rise; in fact, compared to 2013, the number of cases are triple this year. CDPH...