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Whooping cough: Nine infants have died in England in latest outbreak
BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1545 (Published 11 July 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1545
- Zosia Kmietowicz
- The BMJ
Nine infants died from whooping cough in England between November last year and the end of May 2024, the UK Health Security Agency has reported. Altogether a total of 7599 cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in England this year, with cases continuing to rise from 555 in January to 920 in February, 1427 in March, 2106 …