The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is warning about an uptick in whooping cough cases across the state this year.

"People have coughed so hard they've actually broken ribs with pertussis. So, definitely that's not something that we like to see." said Dr. Huse.

Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,