Whooping Cough Epidemic in Washington Now Up 1,300% From 2011
As you can see from the chart above, whooping cough has exploded from its edging-into-epidemic levels of last year, and Washington has yet to face the fall and winter. The CDC’s report on Washington’s epidemic records a 1,300-percent increase in the number of cases, the worst outbreak in the state since 1942–but that was as of June 16. Continue reading Whooping Cough Epidemic in Washington Now Up 1,300% From 2011