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Whooping cough cases continue to surge in NSW and Queensland

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Whooping cough cases continue to surge in NSW and Queensland

Whooping cough cases are slamming NSW and Queensland, with a major spike in cases.

To June 30, NSW had 5372 cases, while Queensland had recorded 4951 cases.

In comparison, as of June 30 last year, Queensland had recorded 68 cases year-to-date.

In June, NSW Health requested GPs limit prescriptions of two antibiotics amid a national shortage and rising rates of pneumonia, whooping cough and respiratory viruses in the state.

Camera IconThe whooping cough vaccine is free for *******, four-year-olds, pregnant women and teenagers aged 12 to 13. iStock Credit: Supplied

The powder most commonly used to treat whooping cough is in dire shortages, with the shortfall not likely to be fixed this year, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

Alternative generic medicines are available though.

When the ******** is contracted, bacteria affect the lungs and airways, causing a person to cough violently and uncontrollably. This can make it hard for the infected person to breathe and is most serious in *******.

Camera IconWhooping cough is highly infectious in unvaccinated people. NewsWire / David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia

On average each year in Australia, in the absence of maternal vaccination, one infant ***** and more than 200 are hospitalised because of whooping cough, the federal health department says.

Whooping cough can lead to pneumonia, brain damage and ******.

In NSW cases plummeted during 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The ******** is endemic to Australia, and epidemics of the ******** typically rise and fall on a three to five year cycle. However, the last epidemic was across 2015 and 2016.

The whooping cough vaccine is free in Australia for *******, four-year-olds, pregnant women and teenagers aged 12 to 13.



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