Sunday, 27 October 2019

PRO/EDR> Pertussis update (10): Americas (USA, Canada)

Whooping Cough -- United States
There's a pertussis outbreak in Jefferson County. Public health officials say there have been 23 confirmed cases of the disease [pertussis], also known as whooping cough, since 1 Jun [2019]. People who caught the disease range in age from 5 months to 15 years.
Officials say older children, adults, people who've been vaccinated, and those who've had whooping cough before may experience a milder illness but can still spread it to others.
Whooping cough is spread by coughing or sneezing, or

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6749235&promed&0

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