In the last week, two adult individuals in the capital area were diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough. While pertussis cases are sporadic in Iceland, outbreaks tend to occur every 3-5 years. The last recorded cases of pertussis in Iceland were in 2019. Globally, the incidence of pertussis has been on the rise over the past two decades, and the disease is endemic in some regions.
