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MSDH Issues Health Alert as Pertussis Cases Increase
MISSISSIPPI, JUL 15 – Mississippi reports a 63% increase in pertussis cases from 2024, with 76% affecting children under 18 and 10 hospitalizations, health officials said.
- On July 10, 2025, a health notice was released in Mississippi alerting residents to a growing number of pertussis cases statewide, with 80 cases reported thus far this year.
- This rise follows 49 reported cases in all of 2024 and is mainly driven by infections in children under 18, who represent 76% of this year's cases.
- Pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory disease causing violent coughing, has hospitalized 10 individuals this year, including seven children younger than two years old, with 23 unvaccinated cases under 18 years old.
- MSDH recommends vaccination with DTaP for young children and Tdap for older children, pregnant women, and adults, noting it as one of the safest ways to prevent pertussis infections.
- The health alert emphasizes timely antibiotic treatment, vaccination access through county health departments, and booster shots for close contacts to reduce transmission and protect vulnerable infants.
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Health Department issues whooping cough warning
The Mississippi State Department of Health issued an alert Wednesday that cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, are climbing in the state. The year-to-date number of cases in Mississippi ballooned to 80 as of July 10. That compares to 49 cases in all of 2024.
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