Whooping cough cases have been rising across England, as well as in many other countries, since December 2023 due to a combination of factors. Whooping cough is a cyclical disease that peaks every 3 to 5 years - the last cyclical increase was in 2016.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/is-it-whooping-cough-or-just-a-cold