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More than 3,500 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in Texas so far this year, according to state figures, roughly four times the number as last year and the highest since 2013.

This is the second consecutive year that Texas is experiencing high year-over-year increases in reported pertussis cases. With about seven weeks left in the year, those numbers are likely to grow.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that’s particularly dangerous for the youngest infants. Babies under 6 months old are most at risk because they’re too young to be fully vaccinated. About one-third of bab

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