'Fighting to breathe': Whooping cough surges as vaccination rate falters

'Fighting to breathe': Whooping cough surges as vaccination rate falters

The spread of whooping cough has been increasing since the early 2000s. But in 2025, there have been more than 8,000 cases of pertussis, more than twice as 2024.

The Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported that so far this year 749 cases of pertussis have been confirmed in Mexico, as well as 45 deaths, which correspond to children under one year of age without previous vaccination.

OAXACA, OAX.- The Ministry of Health of the federal government reported that with a cut in epidemiological week number 14 of 2025, a total of 23 cases of pertussis with a lethality of 4.3 percent have been confirmed in Oaxaca.In addition to these cases, there are 46 other cases classified as probable and that continue to be studied to confirm whether or not they are due to this disease.TE MAY INTEREST: Before U.S. customs regulation, DHL suspend…

THE HERALDE OF MEXICO The Ministry of Health has confirmed that at least 45 babies have lost their lives as a result of whooping cough, a condition whose contagions have been increasing in recent months. In its most recent epidemiological bulletin, the official unit called on parents to follow the vaccination scheme for children, since it is the only way to protect them from whooping cough and other diseases.

The Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported, as of April 12, the death of 45 children under one year of age due to coughing and 749 confirmed cases. Reports indicate deaths of babies due to coughing. According to the report on the epidemiological situation of vaccine-preventable diseases in Mexico, from January 1 to April 12, 45 deaths due to coughing have been recorded; “all cases correspond to cases in children under one year of age without previous…

The Ministry of Health at the federal level points out that the last court has recorded the death of 45 babies by pertussis in 15 states of the Mexican Republic. In a document, the federal unit details that all deaths correspond to cases in children under 1 year of age without previous vaccination. Likewise, 91% of the cases correspond to children under 6 months of age, while 57.8% occurred in women and the rest in men. The Ministry of Health al…