Alert in Honduras: Whooping Cough Leaves More Dead than in All of Last Year
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Tegucigalpa, 17 Jun (Prensa Latina) The Honduran health authorities today confirmed the detection of 175 cases of pertussis, a highly contagious disease that already caused the death of 14 children under one year of age in 2026. The post Honduras confirms 175 cases of pertussis in children first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
Honduras has recorded 14 deaths from pertussis so far in 2026, a figure that already exceeds by 75% the eight deaths reported during all of 2025, according to the Ministry of Health. Health authorities also reported 175 confirmed cases of the disease, representing an increase of more than 53% compared to the same period last year. The majority of cases affect infants. Leticia Puerto, a vaccine-preventable disease surveillance technician with the…
Honduras recorded 14 pertussis deaths in 2026, representing a 75% increase compared to the eight deaths reported in all 2025, in addition to 175 confirmed cases of the disease, according to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. The entry Honduras recorded 14 pertussis deaths in 2026, 75% more than in all 2025 was first published in Digital Process.
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