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Global, regional and national burden of pertussis in 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

Nature Medicine, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04660-8 Updates to the Global Burden of Disease study showed that while global trends in pertussis (whooping cough) declined from 1990 to 2023, the rebound in incidence and mortality since 2020, particularly in high-income regions, reflects stalled vaccination progress worldwide.

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