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There have been no new reported cases of whooping cough in Northland in recent days although the Ministry of Health has declared a national outbreak.
In Northland, so far this year there have been 48 notifications of whooping cough compared with nine last year and 36 in 2015. Twenty-five of this year's cases were from the Ngunguru area, one a baby requiring hospitalisation.
Outbreaks of the disease occur every three to five years. This current one has seen 1315 cases in New Zealand since the beginning of the year.
Whooping cough (also called pertussis) is a serious illness, spread by coughing and sneezing caused by bacteria which damage the breathing tubes.