Whooping cough circumstances climb in Lancaster County

February 27, 2025 4:28 pm

Courtesy Pixabay LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln-Lancaster County Well being Division on Thursday introduced that circumstances of whooping cough proceed to extend in southeast Nebraska.
Whooping cough, often referred to as pertussis, is a extremely contagious sickness marked via serious coughing.
“Whooping cough is every other illness that we observe very carefully, and we’ve noticed an additional uptick in circumstances in January and thus far in February,” Well being Director Kerry Kernen mentioned. “We advise other people touch their well being care supplier if they’ve signs and keep present on whooping cough vaccine.”
Right here’s a take a look at Lancaster County whooping cough circumstances in contemporary months:

2025

February – 29
January – 25

2024

December – 17
November – 20
October – 21
September – 4

Instances of whooping cough have additionally larger national, consistent with public well being information.
The illness is unfold thru shut touch when an inflamed particular person coughs or sneezes. The illness is maximum not unusual in babies and small children.
Whooping cough may also be life-threatening in young children below a yr outdated.
Kids are vaccinated in opposition to whooping cough as a part of a five-vaccine collection, receiving doses at 2, 4 and six months outdated. A fourth dose is given round 15 months, and the general dose is given sooner than the kid begins college.
If an grownup hasn’t had pertussis-containing vaccine, they must obtain one dose of the tetanus, diphtheria and Tdap, and the pertussis vaccine, adopted via a booster each and every 10 years.
The CDC additionally recommends that pregnant girls get the Tdap between 27 and 36 weeks of being pregnant to give protection to young children from critical sickness till they’re sufficiently old to get vaccinated.
The well being division gives vaccines at no or low value to eligible households thru its Vaccines for Kids program.
Name the well being division for more info and to make an appointment at 402-441-8065.

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