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Whooping cough cases jump sharply in 2024, back in line with pre-pandemic levels

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CDC reports 17,579 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through the week of Oct. 5 .

In October last year , that number was 3,962 an increase of just over 13,600 .

The CDC 's update comes after some state and local health officials issued notices about increased cases earlier this year .