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Texas health officials are sounding the alarm on a surge of a common childhood illness.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) revealed this week that there are nearly four times the number of whooping cough cases in the state compared to this time last year.

According to provisional data, Texas has had over 3,500 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, through October 2025.

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This is the second year in a row that the state has reported high increases in cases, and the second year in a row that a health alert has been issued, according to DHSH.

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordet

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