The Brief

Whooping cough (pertussis) cases in Texas have hit an 11-year high, with approximately 3,500 total cases reported so far this year.

The outbreak has been linked to at least two infant deaths, as babies under one year old face the highest risk for severe complications.

Medical experts are urging people to get vaccinated, citing declining inoculation rates as the primary factor in the current surge.

DALLAS - Whooping cough cases in Texas have reached a number that has not been seen in the state in more than a decade, and medical experts are concerned.

Texas Whooping Cough Cases

By the numbers:

Cases in Texas have reached an 11-year high with about 3,500 cases across the state through October.

About 85 percent of those cases have occurred in children, according to prelimin

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