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Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Florida Health

Disease Control

October Key Points

3 Cases
31 cases in the past
6 months
No new outbreaks
<1-5 year olds had
highest 6 month incidence


In 2023, 59 pertussis cases were reported in 22 counties. There was a 3% decrease in the number of pertussis cases reported between May 2023 — October 2023 compared to May 2022 — October 2022 (n=32 cases).

A graph showing a summary of the total number of pertussis cases reported by year with an emphasis on 2019. In total for each year there have been: 326 in 2018; 391 in 2019; 216 in 2020; 55 in 2021, 60 in 2022, and 59 in 2023.

The number of pertussis cases reported in October decreased from the previous month, and was below the previous 5-year average.

A graph showing a summary of pertussis cases reported by month in 2023 as compared to the previous 5-year average. In October 2023, 3 cases of pertussis were reported, which is below the previous 5-year average.

In October 2023, no pertussis case were household-associated. In the past 6 months, there was an average of 1 household-associated case and an average of 6 total cases. From May 2022 - October 2022, there was an average of 2 household-associated cases and an average of 5 total cases. For most pertussis cases, exposure to other known cases is not identified and are not able to be linked to outbreaks.

A graph showing a bar graph of the average number of total cases compared to the average number of household-associated cases and the average number of outbreak-associated cases for May 2023 - October 2023 and May 2022 - October 2022. There was an average of 1 household-associated cases between May 2023 - October 2023 and an average of 2 household-associated cases between May 2022 and October 2022.

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