It would appear, according to this article, that whooping cough is on the rise again. Reading the article, it does mention the anti-vaccination movement but also links to the fact that the vaccine is not 100 percent effective and thusly the necessity for the "herd" to be immunized to help reduce the number of cases.
http://www.livescience.com/health/whooping-cough-pertussis-comeback-vaccinations-100823.html
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