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The number of people being infected with whooping cough is decreasing in England and Wales, according to the latest figures by the Health Protection Agency.
However, it is too soon to tell if the largest outbreak of the disease in two decades has peaked.
There were 1,080 new cases in November compared with 1,631 the month before.
Thirteen newborn babies have died during the outbreak leading to a campaign to vaccinate pregnant women.
There are outbreaks of whooping cough every three to four years, however this outbreak has affected 10 times as many people - 8,819 - as the last outbreak in 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20810180
However, it is too soon to tell if the largest outbreak of the disease in two decades has peaked.
There were 1,080 new cases in November compared with 1,631 the month before.
Thirteen newborn babies have died during the outbreak leading to a campaign to vaccinate pregnant women.
There are outbreaks of whooping cough every three to four years, however this outbreak has affected 10 times as many people - 8,819 - as the last outbreak in 2008.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20810180