Threat LensBiologicalItaly: 800% increase in whooping cough children admissions, 3 deaths

Italy: 800% increase in whooping cough children admissions, 3 deaths

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldEurope
By Elga Marvelli

Victims

3

Wounded

110

Date

May 23, 2024

What happened

The Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP) has issued a public health alert regarding a resurgence of pertussis, or whooping cough, affecting primarily unvaccinated infants. Between January and May of 2024, 110 hospitalisations were reported in Italy, with over 15 in intensive care units (ICU) of infants. Three newborns also died as a consequence of this disease. Specifically, the data suggested an 800% increase in hospital admissions compared to the previous year.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.ansa.it/canale_saluteebenessere/notizie/sanita/2024/05/23/da-gennaio-800-ricoveri-di-bimbi-per-pertosse-3-morti_3bd4b71e-aab6-4c50-ab65-c1166a3f3752.html

Join us on Linkedin and Facebook

Our team provides you with information on a wide range of unconventional events threatening people and State security worldwide.
The GAT-REPORT is realised by the Observatory on Security and CBRNE Defence - OSDIFE, the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Electronic Engineering - DIE and the State University of Republic of San Marino, Center for Security Studies – CUFS, and the European Centre for Disaster Medicine – CEMEC.

CC licence by OSDIFE. Some rights reserved. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International