At the close of April, Texas already outpaced last year’s rates of pertussis, or whooping cough, posing another serious threat to infants and immunocompromised patients as measles, too, continues to spread in the state.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) so far has reported 1,060 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, outpacing the rate seen in 2024, which saw 1,928 cases of pertussis total.