Health Alert: Increase in Pertussis Cases | Texas DSHS
2 days ago · Summary. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an increase in pertussis cases in 2024 with about triple the number of cases reported so far this year compared with the same period in 2023. This follows a national trend, which has seen a more than fivefold increase in 2024 cases based on preliminary data.
Texas DSHS reports significant increase in whooping cough cases
2 days ago · Updated: Nov 12, 2024 / 06:57 PM CST. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a sharp rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2024, with the number of ...
Whooping cough cases surge in Texas, across country in 2024, DSHS …
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a significant increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases across Texas in 2024, with cases nearly tripling compared to the same ...
Pertussis Prompts Texas Health Alert | Texas DSHS
DSHS issued a health alert today advising doctors on diagnosing and treating pertussis. The state health department also strongly encourages people to make sure their children’s and their own vaccinations are up to date.
Texas reports cases of whooping cough rising as cooler weather …
11 hours ago · Texas reports cases of whooping cough triple from last year as cooler weather arrives. By Ralph Green, Staff writer Nov 14, 2024. School-age children get their vaccinations at Sharpstown Health ...
News & Alerts | Texas DSHS
Aug 13, 2024 · The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is reporting an increase in pertussis cases in 2024 with about triple the number of cases reported so far this year compared with the same period in 2023.
Pertussis Cases Are Surging This Year—Here’s Why
Oct 25, 2024 · Protection from both types of pertussis vaccines as well as from pertussis infection eventually wanes. More than 40% of infants and children 6 months to 6 years old who were reported to have pertussis in 2023 were up-to-date with their DTaP vaccines, according to provisional CDC data.
Galveston County sees rise in Whooping Cough cases, urges …
Oct 15, 2024 · The Galveston County Health District reported Monday that it has seen an increase in the number of Whooping Cough reports. Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, is a highly contagious air-borne...
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) FAQs | Texas DSHS - Texas …
Pertussis, also called "Whooping cough," is a disease caused by bacteria. Pertussis is usually mild in older children and adults, but it often causes serious problems in babies. Who gets pertussis?
U.S. whooping cough outbreak is the worst in a decade : NPR
Oct 11, 2024 · America is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in a decade. Experts say there's a cyclical nature to outbreaks like this but that the timing was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.