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Whooping cough: Hundreds of cases confirmed in Northern Ireland
3 hours ago
By Niall Glynn,BBC News NI
There has been a significant rise in whooping cough cases in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has said.
There have been 769 laboratory confirmed cases in Northern Ireland from the start of the year to 5 May.
That compares to two cases between 2021 and 2023.
It comes as it emerged that five babies had died in England from whooping cough.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious serious bacterial respiratory infection and can be fatal for babies and young people...
Whooping cough: Hundreds of cases confirmed in Northern Ireland
3 hours ago
By Niall Glynn,BBC News NI
There has been a significant rise in whooping cough cases in Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has said.
There have been 769 laboratory confirmed cases in Northern Ireland from the start of the year to 5 May.
That compares to two cases between 2021 and 2023.
It comes as it emerged that five babies had died in England from whooping cough.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious serious bacterial respiratory infection and can be fatal for babies and young people...