A "potentially catastrophic" decline in Australia's childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of whooping cough in 35 years, infectious diseases experts say.

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Australia has recorded its highest number of childhood whooping cough cases since records began, with almost 800 notifications per 100,000 kids.