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Japan's whooping cough cases hit new weekly high at over 3,300

Summary by Kyodo News+
Whooping cough continued its surge in Japan, reaching a new weekly record of 3,353 cases, the highest since the current survey method was employed in 2018, a national health research institute said Tuesday.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Japan on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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