New Zealand enters early stages of whooping cough epidemic

Friday 22 November 2024 · 3 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 22 Nov 2024, 6:00pm

Health officials have declared an epidemic as whooping cough cases have consistently increased. There were 263 cases reported in the last four weeks, with Wellington and Canterbury seeing the highest impact. Total cases this year are approaching 1,000.

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1. 1NewsFri 22 Nov 2024, 11:39am

   NZ in early stages of whooping cough epidemic (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 22 Nov 2024, 12:35pm

   Whooping cough epidemic declared in New Zealand (opens in new tab)

   • New Zealand is in a whooping cough epidemic — but what is it? (opens in new tab) Fri 22 Nov 2024, 6:00pm
3. The PressFri 22 Nov 2024, 4:59pm

   Where the whooping cough epidemic is worst in NZ (opens in new tab)