NZ: 2018 Whooping cough

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Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/health/whooping-cough-cases-south

Monday, 29 January 2018
Whooping cough cases in South

Public Health South is keeping a close eye on whooping cough cases, with 24 probable and confirmed cases so far this month.

"These have occurred throughout the district and involve all age groups," medical officer of health Marion Poore said.

"None of the cases has required admission to hospital."

There has been a significant increase in cases nationally, with 2075 confirmed, probable and suspected cases last year.

Cases had been trending upwards since November, and last month the Ministry of Health declared a national outbreak of the disease...

 

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Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=12121074


Whooping cough outbreak hits Tauranga
9 Sep, 2018 4:00pm
By: Carmen Hall
Carmen is a senior reporter at the Bay of Plenty Times

Tauranga is caught in the grip of a whooping cough outbreak which has already doubled last year's numbers.

And health authorities are warning parents to immunise their babies from the potentially fatal disease, also known as pertussis.

In 2017, Tauranga recorded a total of 75 cases of whooping cough. This year to date, there have been 155 cases...