South Africa: Pertussis cases up, more than half in Western Cape Province

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) is reporting an increase in pertussis cases among children younger than five years of age, particularly among infants younger than three months of age. The current increases have mostly been reported in the Western Cape Province. From January to November 2022, 408 cases of [...]

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