Rowan Quinn
RNZ·
3 Nov, 2026 02:50 AM2 mins to read
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise in the city after the school holidays. Photo / 123rf
By Rowan Quinn of RNZ
Twenty-one Auckland schools have had cases of whooping cough in the past month.
The disease, also known as pertussis, is on the rise in the city after the school holidays.
Lavinia Perumal, Health NZ’s clinical director of public health for the
Source: New Zealand Herald · Rowan Quinn
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