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Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2025
Laboratory confirmed cases of pertussis reported to the enhanced pertussis surveillance programme in England.
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Laboratory reports from the enhanced surveillance programme for Bordetella pertussis infection (whooping cough) in England, operated by the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) microbiology services. Data is reported by calendar year.
Previous quarterly and annual data
For reports from earlier years see:
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported by month in England 2024 and January to March 2025
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2024
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2023
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2022
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2021
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2020
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2019
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2018
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2017
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2016
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2015
- Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2014
- the UK Government Web Archive for Health Protection Reports on pertussis (see under ‘Routine data’) and other infection reports from 2013 and earlier years
Updates to this page
Published 28 August 2025
Last updated 26 February 2026
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Added 'Laboratory confirmed cases of pertussis in England: July to September 2025'.
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Added link to 'Pertussis: laboratory confirmed cases reported in England 2024'.
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First published.