Health New Zealand said a nationally coordinated response was now in place following a meeting of health officials on Thursday. In the past four weeks, there have been 263 cases of whooping cough ...

New Zealand health officials have met to review the latest national and international trends in whooping cough, or pertussis, across the country, which have been closely monitored over recent ...

Health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic, with 263 cases reported in four weeks. Wairarapa has the highest infection rate at 25.4 cases per 100,000 people.

Bacteria Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping cough. Photo / 123rf. A whooping cough epidemic has been declared across the country, with health authorities urging pregnant women to get ...

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New Zealand Declares Whooping Cough Epidemic Friday, 22 November 2024, 9:22 pm Article: RNZ. A whooping cough epidemic has been declared by health officials, with babies at highest risk of the ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 22 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- New Zealand has declared early stages of a highly contagious whooping cough epidemic, with a nationally coordinated response now in place, the Ministry of Health ...