Europe in whooping cough epidemic as cases soar, says health agency

Europe in whooping cough epidemic as cases soar, says health agency In total, there were nearly 60,000 cases reported by European Union and European Economic Area countries between January 2023 and April 2024, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Wednesday. London: Countries across Europe reported a huge rise in whooping cough cases in 2023 and the first three months of 2024, with ten times as many identified as in each of the previous two years. In …