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Mississippi Confirms Infant Death from Whooping Cough as 2025 Cases Climb
Mississippi reports 115 pertussis cases in 2025, more than double 2024’s total, with infants under 2 months at highest risk due to vaccination age limits.
- On Monday, Sep 29, 2025, the Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed an infant under 2 months old died from pertussis, marking the state's first whooping cough death in over 12 years.
- MSDH data show 115 pertussis cases earlier this year, up from 49 in 2024, while infants under two months remain ineligible for the DTaP vaccination schedule .
- Health officials note that whooping cough causes violent coughing leading to breathing problems in infants and can linger two to eight weeks without treatment, with quarantine and antibiotics advised.
- MSDH recommended vaccination for everyone, urging pregnant women to receive Tdap between 27 and 36 weeks and boosters for grandparents and adults, with vaccines available via VFC, Medicaid, CHIP, and county clinics; call 767-0710.
- Including this death, Mississippi has recorded three pediatric pertussis deaths since 2008, and state officials say declining adult vaccination rates raise infant risk while the CDC reports over 20,000 U.S. cases this year.
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State reports first whooping cough death in 13 years
A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday.
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Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A Mississippi baby has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The infant was less than two months old and was not old enough to receive the pertussis vaccine. The post Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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