Whooping cough outbreak in Igloolik declared over – Nunatsiaq News

Apr 3, 2025

Department of Health confirms 7 cases over 5-month period

A whooping cough outbreak that was declared in Igloolik late last year is over.

Nunavut’s Department of Health released the update Wednesday in a public health advisory.

The outbreak was declared on Dec. 16, 2024. A total of seven cases were reported between November and the end of the outbreak. There were no fatal cases and nobody was hospitalized, the release said.

All of those diagnosed with the disease were children under the age of 15.

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