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Thursday Jul 2 | KMAN-AM Manhattan

Whooping cough in Pottawatomie County

H1N1 isn't the only virus impacting Pottawatomie county these days. Two cases have been reported, although no new cases have been reported in several days.

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Related Topix: Pottawatomie County, KS, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Ventura County Star Top Stories

Whooping cough reported in Ventura, Santa Barbara counties

Ventura County Health Department officials are investigating whether the four recent confirmed cases of whooping cough in the county are linked to 11 reported cases in Santa Barbara County.

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Related Topix: Ventura County, CA, Ventura, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Medicine, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Noozhawk

County Confirms Eight Cases of Whooping Cough

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has identified eight confirmed cases of pertussis in South Santa Barbara County from June 1 to June 25.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Santa Barbara County, CA

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Salina Journal

Whooping cough confirmed in Dickinson County

Dickinson County Health Department is following the guidance provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in conducting disease investigation and management of all case contacts.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Dickinson County, KS

Tue Jun 09, 2009

North Shore Sun

Whooping cough reported in Mount Sinai

The Mount Sinai School District has informed parents that an elementary school student in the district had symptoms of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, since late May.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Medicine, Health

Sun Jun 07, 2009

The Gleaner

Childhood disease rearing its head in Southern Illinois

Officials with the Wayne County Health Department in Fairfield confirmed two cases this week.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Illinois, Whooping Cough, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Killeen Daily Herald

7 cases of whooping cough in Bell County

Special to the Daily Herald Bell County public health officials said Thursday that there are seven cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the county.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Wed May 27, 2009

Evening Sun

Whooping cough case at school

A recent visitor to Rolling Acres Elementary who had been in "close contact" with children later tested positive for the contagious infection commonly known as "whooping cough," according to a letter sent home with students on Friday.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Medicine, Littlestown, PA

Fri May 08, 2009

Tillsonburg Independent News

Whooping cough cases continue to surface

The human swine flu may be dominating the headlines these days, but ita s not the only illness making its mark in Oxford County.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Common Cold

Thu May 07, 2009

Woodstock Sentinel Review

Whooping cough: 45 cases

Public health officials are warning area residents to be aware of symptoms of pertussis or whooping cough.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Canada

Wed May 06, 2009

The Laurinburg Exchange Online

Whooping cough reported in Scotland County

The Scotland County Heath Department announced Wednesday that there was one confirmed case of whooping cough in the county.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Common Cold

Sun May 03, 2009

Newport Plain Talk

Whooping cough case confirmed locally

A case of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, has been confirmed locally.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Knoxville, TN

Sat May 02, 2009

Joplin Globe

Whooping cough cases reported

The Jasper County Health Department on Friday announced that it has confirmed four cases of whooping cough in the area and is investigating four additional cases.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Jasper County, MO, Home Listing, Home, Neosho, MO, Ford Ranger, Ford

Thu Apr 30, 2009

The Advocate

Two cases of whooping cough confirmed in county

NEWARK - Two cases of whooping cough have been confirmed among Licking County school children.

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Related Topix: Newark, OH, Licking County, OH, Muskingum County, OH, Zanesville, OH, Family, Kids, Medicine, Health

Wed Apr 29, 2009

Tillsonburg Independent News

County investigating whooping cough cases

Oxford County Public Health and Emergency Services is in the early stages of investigating several cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Whooping Cough, Common Cold

Fri Apr 24, 2009

LancasterEagleGazette

Officials: Whooping cough outbreak might spread locally

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Parents who think their child's next coughing spell or high fever is just a sign of the common cold might want to get a second opinion.

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Related Topix: Fairfield County, OH, Health, Common Cold, Muskingum County, OH

Mon Apr 20, 2009

The Daily Princetonian, 2008-05-16

Four pertussis cases spark health warning

University Health Services notified the student body of four confirmed on-campus cases of pertussis, the highly contagious infection also known as whooping cough, in an e-mail last Friday.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Apr 13, 2009

Local News

Williamson County cases of whooping cough now double last year's

Four months into the year and health officials with Williamson county are noticing an alarming rise of pertussis or whooping cough cases.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Health Insurance

Tue Apr 07, 2009

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Pertussis boosters protect babies

'I gave my son Colin pertussis with my first kiss and would watch him suffer with the disease for the first few months of his life.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Thu Mar 19, 2009

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Health Officials: Five Cases Of Whooping Cough In Haywood County

Health officials in a western North Carolina county are confirming a fifth case of pertussis, or whooping cough, and are looking into possibly more cases.

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Related Topix: Haywood County, NC, Medicine, Health, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

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