Whooping cough: how do we explain its resurgence in 2024 in France?

In a study coordinated by the Institut Pasteur, scientists describe the dynamics of the whopping cough epidemic in 2024 in France, the worst in 25 years. The scientists also sequenced the genome of almost 70 bacterial isolates collected during the outbreak from January to mid-2024. These analyses allowed them to put forward several theories explaining the current recirculation of the disease.

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