Whooping cough cases this year running four times higher than 2023 total

Increased levels of pertussis are being linked to factors including vaccination levels and decreased natural boosting in the overall population during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: iStock

Increased levels of the disease are being linked to factors including expected epidemic peaks, vaccination levels and decreased natural boosting in the overall population during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is an endemic disease that causes larger epidemics every three-to-five years even in countries with high vaccination coverage, with the ECDC stating it “remains a significant public health challenge”.

Andrea Ammon, director of the ECDC, described the rise in cases as a “pertussis epidemic”, stating “it’s essential to remember the lives at stake, especially our little ones”.

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