Overview
- Sixteen of the confirmed cases are in Rosario, nine patients required hospitalization, and no deaths have been reported in the province.
- Health teams were alerted to reinforce monitoring and early diagnosis, trainings are scheduled in Rosario, and suspected cases in southern localities are under laboratory confirmation with contact tracing underway.
- Argentina has logged 382 confirmed pertussis cases so far in 2025, according to the national epidemiological bulletin, exceeding recent years.
- Buenos Aires provincial authorities reported a rise in cases and five infant deaths linked to pertussis, underscoring the risk to the youngest children.
- Authorities urge completion of the free national schedule, including infant doses and a maternal acellular booster from week 20 of pregnancy, to prevent severe disease in babies.