Whooping cough cases in the Czech Republic near 15,000

Last week, Czech Republic health authorities reported 1,383 new pertussis, or whooping cough cases, bringing the total year to date to 14,832 cases.

Officials have reported in excess of 1,000 cases per week for more than two months.

In 2024, 210 cases of pertussis are already reported in children under one year of age.

Most cases of pertussis in 2024 are reported by the regions: Central Bohemia (1,932), South Bohemia (1,786) and, followed by Moravian-Silesian (1,436) and the city of Prague (1,409).

A total of 6 deaths were reported in 2024, including one reported last week.

Of the total number of 14,832 cases reported in 2024, 11,147 persons were vaccinated, 1,112 persons unvaccinated and information on vaccination is missing for 2,573 persons.