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Tag Archives: Pertussis
Pertussis spreads through Kansas county
TweetTwenty-one new cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been reported in Johnson County, Kansas, in the past week, bringing the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to 111. The public health department in Johnson County … Read More »
Montana responds to largest pertussis outbreak since 2005
TweetA pertussis, or whooping cough, outbreak in Montana has spread to more than 200 people, marking the state’s highest number of laboratory-confirmed cases since 2005. The Montana Department of Health and Human Services recently reported that a total of 210 … Read More »
Study: Vaccination against whooping cough fades in pre-teens
TweetChildren immunized against whooping cough between the ages of eight and 12 were found to be more likely to catch the disease than children of other ages during a 2010 California outbreak in a recent study. The results of the … Read More »
Whooping cough outbreak at Illinois high school
Twenty-two students at the northwest suburban Cary-Grove High School in McHenry County, Ill., have been diagnosed with whooping cough, which comes more than a week after nine students contracted the illness. Read More »
Virginia sees 72 percent increase in whooping cough cases
The Virginia health department has reported a 72 percent increase in reported cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Read More »