Whooping cough (pertussis) in Iraq: 2026 cases and outbreak reports
Reported whooping cough (pertussis) surveillance for Iraq (IRQ)
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— latest record 2026-10-02
What the 2026 data shows
No whooping cough (pertussis) case count has been reported for Iraq so far in 2026. No 2025 figure has been reported.
ENCLAI has logged 5 surveillance records for whooping cough (pertussis) in Iraq in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Oct 2026 (5 records). 1 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.
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)
not reported
2025 cases (full year)
not reported
Baseline avg (3yr)
N/A
Trend (2025)
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No 2025 figure
Reported cases by year, Iraq
Year
Reported cases
Share of worldwide reports
2023
723
5.7%
2024
2,588
1.2%
2025
not reported
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2026 (year to date)
not reported
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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
Month
Records
Reporting sources
Oct 2026
5
1
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.
Whooping cough (pertussis) in other countries, 2026
How many whooping cough (pertussis) cases has Iraq reported in 2026?
No whooping cough (pertussis) case count has been reported for Iraq so far in 2026. No 2025 figure has been reported.
About this data
Figures are reported case counts as published by the originating health authorities, compiled by ENCLAI from 444 verified surveillance sources. Iraq 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 Iraq dated from 2020.
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