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Whooping cough (pertussis) in Guam: 2026 cases and outbreak reports

Reported whooping cough (pertussis) surveillance for Guam (GUM) — ▲ Rising · 2025 — latest record 2026-10-25

What the 2026 data shows

As of 25 October 2026, Guam has reported 20 whooping cough (pertussis) cases in 2026, as published by Guam DPHSS (2 other reporting authorities also report it). The full year 2025 closed at 9 cases. 2025 closed 80% above 2024, which is why the trend reads “Rising”.

Of the 26 countries reporting whooping cough (pertussis) to ENCLAI in 2026, Guam accounts for 0.1% of reported cases and ranks 20 by case count.

ENCLAI has logged 77 surveillance records for whooping cough (pertussis) in Guam in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Oct 2026 (35 records). 3 of those arrived in the last 30 days; the case counts run to 2026-10-25. 4 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.

Reporting authorities for these counts: Guam DPHSS — Communicable Disease Surveillance dashboard (Office of Epidemiology and Research) · ReliefWeb Humanitarian Reports · CDC NNDSS Weekly Notifiable Diseases (State-Level)

Key facts: Whooping cough (pertussis)

Transmission
Airborne droplets
Coughs and sneezes; contagious from symptom onset and for ≥ 2 weeks after coughing begins (antibiotics shorten this).CDC 2026
Incubation
7–10 days
Then a catarrhal stage like a cold, the cough worsening over 1–2 weeks before the paroxysms (Prescott: 7–14 days).Oxford Hb 2025 · Prescott 7e
Vaccine
DTaP · Tdap · DTP3 85%
WHO: first dose from 6 weeks, then doses 4–8 weeks apart; 85% of infants got three DTP doses in 2025. Neither infection nor vaccine gives lifelong protection.WHO 2026 · CDC 2026

Cited reference facts about the disease, not derived from the surveillance counts on this page. Full set on the Whooping cough (pertussis) page.

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Surveillance summary

2026 cases (YTD)
20
2025 cases (full year)
9
Baseline avg (3yr)
N/A
Trend (2025)
▲ Rising · 2025
+80% vs 2024

Reported cases by year, Guam

YearReported casesShare of worldwide reports
2023 not reported —
2024 5 0.0%
2025 9 0.0%
2026 (year to date) 20 0.1%

Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting whooping cough (pertussis) to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.

Surveillance records logged in 2026

MonthRecordsReporting sources
Jan 202631
Feb 202641
Mar 202651
Apr 202652
May 202682
Jun 202641
Jul 202641
Aug 202651
Sep 202641
Oct 2026352

A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 3 records were logged in the last 30 days.

Sub-national reporting, 2026

Areas within Guam with the most whooping cough (pertussis) records this year:

AreaRecords
Guam42

Whooping cough (pertussis) in other countries, 2026

Country2026 casesTrend
Australia 9,883
United States 9,616
Colombia 4,087
Poland 2,375 ▼ Declining · 2025
China 2,273

Other diseases reported in Guam, 2026

Disease2026 casesTrend
Seasonal influenza 625 ▲ Rising · 2025
Chlamydia infection 610 ≈ Stable · 2025
COVID-19 354 ▼ Declining · 2025
Gonococcal infection 246 ▲ Rising · 2025
Syphilis 103 ▲ Rising · 2025

Questions about this page

How many whooping cough (pertussis) cases has Guam reported in 2026?
As of 25 October 2026, Guam has reported 20 whooping cough (pertussis) cases in 2026, as published by Guam DPHSS (2 other reporting authorities also report it). The full year 2025 closed at 9 cases. 2025 closed 80% above 2024, which is why the trend reads “Rising”.
Is whooping cough (pertussis) rising or falling in Guam?
ENCLAI's trend reading for whooping cough (pertussis) in Guam is “Rising · 2025”: the latest complete year is compared with the earlier baseline from the reported counts; the current year is not judged until it closes.
Where does Guam publish whooping cough (pertussis) surveillance data?
The counts on this page were published by Guam DPHSS — Communicable Disease Surveillance dashboard (Office of Epidemiology and Research), ReliefWeb Humanitarian Reports and CDC NNDSS Weekly Notifiable Diseases (State-Level). ENCLAI compiles and normalises them and is not affiliated with these authorities.

About this data

Figures are reported case counts as published by the originating health authorities, compiled by ENCLAI from 444 verified surveillance sources. Guam figures reflect the reporting available to ENCLAI; reporting periods and case definitions differ between sources, and a missing report does not establish zero cases. ENCLAI holds whooping cough (pertussis) records for Guam dated from 2020. How we verify and update data: methodology & Trust Center · understanding case counts.

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