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Argentina Confirms 81 New Whooping Cough Cases, 2025 Total Reaches 846

Health officials link the sustained spread to uneven vaccine uptake and warn infants face the greatest risk.

Overview

  • Transmission is confirmed in 21 jurisdictions, with 653 cases in Region Centro led by Buenos Aires province (439) and Buenos Aires City (83).
  • Region Sur totals 157 cases after a small weekly rise, largely connected to an ongoing outbreak in Tierra del Fuego.
  • Children aged 0–5 show the highest incidence, and infants under 1 year account for 35.3% of cases, including 208 under 6 months.
  • Seven deaths have been recorded in 2025, all in unvaccinated individuals, including four infants younger than 6 months.
  • As of December 10, vaccine coverage remains suboptimal—about 76.7% for dose one, 77.0% for dose two, 71.6% for dose three, and 71.6% in pregnancy—while BEN reports low-level influenza, COVID-19 and RSV circulation with some hospitalizations.