pertussis

There have been over 250 cases statewide so far in 2018, compared to 32 for all of 2017.

UPDATE: Cases of whooping cough have been reported in Minidoka County, according to South Central Public Health District, this in addition to reports of students with the respiratory disease at a school in Twin Falls and the Kimberly School District.

The illness caused more than 58,000 deaths 2015, with children under the age of 3 months being the most at risk, according to the CDC.

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - Health officials in Idaho are encouraging residents to get vaccinated against pertussis - also called  whooping cough - as neighboring Washington state struggles with its worst outbreak of the disease in decades. Southwest District Health spokeswoman Laurie Boston told the Idaho Press-Tribune  that the disease doesn't know state boundary lines, and it's extremely important for