NEW ORLEANS —

There are two infant deaths linked to whooping cough in Louisiana. The fatalities of two babies are why parents say it’s now more important than ever to use caution.

State leaders describe it as the worst whooping cough outbreak in the past 30 years.

"I'm genuinely shocked, I didn't know that was happening or going on,” said Munira Schofield.

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Parents are stunned to learn of more than 360 confirmed cases of the infection.

Some cases are becoming more severe, even causing two infants to die in Louisiana.

"It's kind of scary to know something as small as a cough that people can brush off can evolve into something bigger,” said Schofield.

Doctors say a cough is just one of the symptoms.

"It's just that parents have become more skeptical about vaccinations,

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