Whooping cough

FILE - This Friday, May 17, 2019 file photo shows a vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in Mount Vernon, Ohio. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, April 21, 2022, a smaller portion of U.S. children got routine vaccinations required for kindergarten during the pandemic, raising concerns that measles and other preventable diseases could increase. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.

A man wears a face mask as he stands along the waterfront in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to medical observation and even isolation. (AP Photo/Arek Rataj)

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Pertussis rates plummet in Maine amid precautions, new law

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The rate of pertussis has fallen sharply in Maine, which not long ago had one of the highest rates of the infectious disease in the country.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health officials say the death of an infant has been linked to whooping cough.

Reno school district reports new whooping cough case

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Officials in a Reno school district say another case of whooping cough has been reported.

Whooping cough outbreak in Jefferson, Shelby counties

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Public Health has identified an outbreak of whooping cough in Shelby and Jefferson counties.

Murray school closed Friday due to high number of whooping cough cases