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Infectious pertussis disease rising in Philippines with 54 deaths

MANILA, April 9 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said that the contagious bacterial disease called pertussis continues to spread in the country, noting that 54 children have died from the respiratory disease.

From Jan. 1 to March 30, the DOH tallied 1,112 cases, or “almost 34 times that of the same period last year,” with 54 deaths. “All 54 deaths are less than 5 years old,” DOH