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Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Florida Health
Disease Control- DiseaseControl@flhealth.gov
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Florida Health
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Tallahassee, FL 32399
May Key Points
6 months
highest 6 month incidence rate
In 2022, 20 pertussis cases were reported in 11 counties. There was a 91% decrease in the number of pertussis cases reported between December 2021 — May 2022 compared to December 2019 — May 2020 (n=230 cases).

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

No outbreak-associated and nohousehold-associated cases have been identified in the past 6 months. For most pertussis cases, exposure to other known cases is not identified and are not able to be linked to outbreaks.

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