Pertussis outbreak would be a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to specialist

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The reduction in vaccination rates and the relaxation of prevention measures following the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in pertussis cases in the country, said Dr. Daniel Ernesto Noyola Cherpitel, director of the Center for Research in Health Sciences and Biomedicine (CICSaB) of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP). Prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, pertussis was a relevant disease in Mexico, with an averag…

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The cases of whooping cough in Mexico have generated concern and uncertainty among the population and in adn40 we spoke with Dr. Víctor Gómez Bocanegra, Academic of the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM to explain everything about this disease. After the pandemic, the coverage of the vaccination program has been fluctuating and the optimal levels have not been reached that are 95%, in addition “an immunological debt was gene…

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In Puebla, three one-year-old babies lost their lives due to pertussis, a contagious respiratory disease, and although three cases have been registered, the Secretary of Health, Carlos Olivier Rodríguez, ruled out that it represents a health emergency. The deaths correspond to two girls and one boy, whose cases were reported by the IMSS area 20 of La Margarita, Puebla. Although the situation has triggered alerts, the authorities assure that the …

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Pertussis in the state of Morelos is registering an increase in the number of cases, due to the fact that from 13, it increased to 14 contagions, as announced by the State Health Secretariat. After this situation, an important call was issued to the inhabitants of Morelos, with the aim of taking the necessary precautionary measures to avoid pertussis. Continue reading: Alicia Villarreal breaks the silence and ensures that she does not want to se…

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The Ministry of Health has issued an epidemiological alert whooping cough; we tell you what is and what are the symptoms of this disease. On Thursday, February 28, the National Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance (CONAVE) reported that 120 cases of whooping cough have been confirmed to date, in at least 21 states of the Republic. Faced with this increase in cases of whooping cough in Mexico, the health authorities recommended strengthenin…