Honduras registers nine deaths from whooping cough in 2026, already surpassing all of 2025
Honduras registered nine deaths from whooping cough so far in 2026, after the death of a three-month-old baby in the department of Olancho was confirmed, thus exceeding the total deaths reported during all of 2025.
TL;DR
- Honduras has reported nine deaths from whooping cough in 2026, exceeding the total for all of 2025.
- The latest victim was a three-month-old infant from Olancho who had not been vaccinated.
- Most fatalities are neonates under 30 days old, who rely on maternal immunity.
- Vaccination is presented as the key preventative measure against the disease.
- The vaccine is free in all health facilities, and pregnant women are encouraged to get vaccinated between weeks 26 and 37 of gestation.
- Childhood immunization for whooping cough begins at two months, with a series of doses and boosters up to age four.
- Honduras has recorded approximately 80 cases of the disease this year.
- Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory bacterial infection caused by Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis.