Hospitals have seen a rapid rise in cases being reported over the last few months.
While many may think the problem stems from under-immunisatrion, Doctor Jonny Taits, from The Sydney Children's Hospital told Sunrise this morning that even immunised children are at risk.
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"I think parents should be concerned about the potential for the outbreak,"
he said.
"Immunisation is highly effective but not completely effective - sometimes parents forget that and assume once their kids have been immunised they will be protected for life."
The disease can cause serious damage to internal organs and even death.
On the rise
Whooping Cough has reportedly affected 1700 people in Queensland this year - nearly 300 more cases than last year.
Importantly, Thirty six of those 1700 cases were in babies under the age of six months.
Nationally this year, 9662 whooping cough cases have been reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. NSW has had 4933 cases, compared with Queensland's 1674 and Victoria's 1268.
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