Whooping Cough Epidemic 2024. New data published today by the uk health security agency (ukhsa) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in march. An overall downward trend in vaccination compliance in recent years is a likely contributing factor to whooping cough's comeback, as is the case with the uptick in measles.
More than 1,400 whooping cough cases were reported the past two weeks, including 50 infants. The australian department of health said whooping cough is spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and you breathe it in.
