There are 45 deaths from pertussis; cases in CDMX are reported

The Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported that so far this year 749 cases of pertussis have been confirmed in Mexico, as well as 45 deaths, which correspond to children under one year of age without previous vaccination.

THE HERALDE OF MEXICO The Ministry of Health has confirmed that at least 45 babies have lost their lives as a result of whooping cough, a condition whose contagions have been increasing in recent months. In its most recent epidemiological bulletin, the official unit called on parents to follow the vaccination scheme for children, since it is the only way to protect them from whooping cough and other diseases.

The Ministry of Health (Ssa) reported, as of April 12, the death of 45 children under one year of age due to coughing and 749 confirmed cases. Reports indicate deaths of babies due to coughing. According to the report on the epidemiological situation of vaccine-preventable diseases in Mexico, from January 1 to April 12, 45 deaths due to coughing have been recorded; “all cases correspond to cases in children under one year of age without previous…

The Ministry of Health at the federal level points out that the last court has recorded the death of 45 babies by pertussis in 15 states of the Mexican Republic. In a document, the federal unit details that all deaths correspond to cases in children under 1 year of age without previous vaccination. Likewise, 91% of the cases correspond to children under 6 months of age, while 57.8% occurred in women and the rest in men. The Ministry of Health al…

Puebla, the state with the highest whooping cough mortality rate in Mexico The federal Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths of 45 infants in Mexico due to whooping cough so far in 2025, all without a vaccination history, while Puebla ranks as the state with the highest recorded mortality rate, with a mortality rate of 28.6 percent. According to the official report for Epidemiological Week 15, Puebla has 27 probable cases and seven confirmed c…

Mexico is on health alert due to an increase in cases of pertussis, a highly contagious respiratory disease. This increase is attributed to the fact that the number of vaccines applied decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have to be alert, since it is a disease considered a threat to babies. In Mexico, until SE 15 of 2025, 2,772 probable cases have been reported, of which 749 cases are confirmed to Tos ferina, with an incidence of 0.56 cas…