Cases of Japan’s Whooping Cough Soar to 3,353
(MENAFN) Whooping cough infections in Japan have soared to a new weekly peak, with 3,353 cases reported—the highest number recorded since the current monitoring system began in 2018, according to the Japan Institute for Health Security.
Preliminary figures from the national health research body revealed a 142-case increase compared to the prior week’s data collected through June 29.
This year alone, Japan has already documented 39,672 cases of the highly contagious bacterial illness, marked by severe coughing fits. This starkly contrasts with the approximately 4,000 cases reported throughout the entirety of 2024, the institute noted.
Data indicate that weekly cases have consistently exceeded 1,000 since early April, signaling a sustained surge across the nation.
Known medically as pertussis, this acute respiratory infection carries serious risks, including pneumonia and encephalopathy, which can be fatal—particularly in infants younger than six months.
Alarmingly, several infants have either died or suffered critical illness this season. Local media reported that by the end of June, four infants between less than one month and four months old had been confirmed dead across four different prefectures.
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