San Diego Sharp Medical Centers reports that cases of whooping cough are on the rise in San Diego County, primarily affecting patients 3 years of age and younger. According to Sharp, in 2022 San ...

Newly released data from the San Diego County Heath and Human Services Agency reports 615 confirmed or probable whooping cough cases have been recorded countywide between the start of the year and ...

Nurse Julietta Losoyo gives Derek Lucero a whooping cough vaccination at the San Diego Public Health Center on Dec. 10, 2014.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego health officials are warning about a sharp rise in whooping cough and walking pneumonia cases. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — The number of pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in San Diego County. County public health officials reported a notable increase in cases this year ...

Whooping cough cases are up, too. Skip to content. All Sections. 65°F. Sunday, July 6th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page. ... Walking pneumonia, whooping cough surge in San Diego County ...

Last year, San Diego had 1,163 confirmed whooping cough cases, while Los Angeles had 558 and Orange County had 198. In 2016, San Diego also led the state with 395 cases, ahead of L.A.'s 309 and ...

Whooping cough infections tend to be cyclical, peaking about every three to five years. The last big epidemic in San Diego County was in 2014. Based on historical patterns, health officials ...

San Diego public health officials have seen a rising number of pertussis cases reported so far this ... The last death due to whooping cough in San Diego County was in a 5-week-old baby in ...

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