Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory infection that can cause severe and prolonged coughing fits and can affect people of all ages, not just children. Medically known as Pertussis, it is ...

Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991.