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GREELEY, Colo.—For the second year in a row, Weld County is reporting an outbreak of whooping cough that health officials call an epidemic and the worst in 20 years.
denverpost.com (25 days ago)

The whooping cough, or pertussis, epidemic of 2012 has continued into this year. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its weekly report of cases of selected notifiable diseases on Feb. 22, for the week ending Feb. 16. In...
examiner.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
SALT LAKE CITY — Whooping cough in Utah was up 142 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year, and health officials want to slow the epidemic growth of the preventable disease. In 2011, the Utah Department of Health reported 618 cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis. Last year the number grew to 1,497.UDOH has launched a campaign titled “StopWhoopingCough.org”...
standard.net (2 months and 17 days ago)
Counties across the state continue to report whooping cough cases in the worst season for the disease in at least six decades.
coloradoan.com (24 days ago)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Health Department says the number of whooping cough cases in the state has dropped in half since a vaccination and public information campaign was launched in December.
boston.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
A study suggests the whooping cough virus may be mutating, making it harder to combat.
usatoday.com (3 months and 9 days ago)
California health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women or families with new babies, to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
modbee.com (12 days ago)
California health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women or families with new babies, to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
sacbee.com (12 days ago)
California health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women or families with new babies, to get vaccinated against whooping cough.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (12 days ago)
California health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women or families with new babies, to get vaccinated against whooping cough. Read comments
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