BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KRHD) — Whooping cough cases are rising across Texas, and Brazos County is no exception. An epidemiologist at the Brazos County Health District is sharing who's most at risk in the Brazos Valley and what residents can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe.

Watch the full story here: Whooping cough cases double in Brazos County as Texas hits 11-year high

Texas is reporting more than 3,500 cases of pertussis — or whooping cough — this year, hitting an 11-year high with two months still left to go.

"The same thing is happening for the nationwide, we've had over 20,000 cases so far," said Dennis Nkaleke, an epidemiologist at the Brazos County Health District.

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Here in Brazos County, Nkaleke says local numbers are rising too, and cases have

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