April 4, 2026 at 2:40 p.m. Supply: dpa Saxony
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The collection of whooping cough circumstances in Saxony-Anhalt thus far this yr is easily underneath the determine for a similar duration ultimate yr. Within the first 13 weeks of ultimate yr, 295 circumstances had been recorded. There at the moment are 178 because the starting of the yr, consistent with a evaluation by means of the Robert Koch Institute. Correspondingly, whooping cough additionally passed off much less incessantly around the nation: after 3,083 circumstances, there have been 2,628 within the first 13 weeks of this yr.
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Whooping cough, which is extremely contagious and may also be vaccinated in opposition to, is regarded as a adolescence illness, however adults can get it too. The commonest complication is pneumonia. A dry cough can ultimate for months.
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