Whooping Cough

The deadline to update children’s vaccination records is Feb. 19. When it comes to immunizing school-aged kids against preventable diseases, Oregon means business.

More than a quarter of the identified cases were recorded in Lane County.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is on the rise throughout Oregon, Washington and Idaho this year.

Oregon has had roughly 25 new cases of measles in the last few weeks.

Whooping cough cases in Lane County have doubled in the last week. Health officials are urging the public to take precautions.

Health officials say they’ve identified at least 19 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in Lane County. The true case count is likely much higher.

Almost three dozen students at Adams Elementary School in Eugene are staying home from school due to an outbreak of whooping cough. Lane County Health…

Almost three dozen Adams Elementary School students are staying home from school due to an outbreak of whooping cough.The Register Guard reports that…

As of Tuesday, May 22, 2018, there are 91 confirmed cases of whooping cough across five school districts in Lane County. In an effort to quell the…

The number of whooping cough cases continues to rise in Lane County. Now 59 people have been sickened with the highly contagious disease. Public health…

Whooping Cough is on the rise in Oregon. Deschutes County health officials report more than 20 cases since the first of the year. Lane County has…

Children ages 10 to 14 have been diagnosed with Pertussis in Philomath, Monroe and Corvallis. Making sure children and adults are vaccinated against…