NZ: 2012/2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loca...whooping-cough

Rise in cases of whooping cough
Last updated 05:00 30/05/2012

A cough so violent it can cause babies to stop breathing or have a brain haemorrhage is spreading in Northland.

Cases of whooping cough or pertussis are on the increase and health authorities say prevention is better than cure.

Northland medical officer of health Dr Jonathan Jarman says notified cases are on the increase, with about one to two cases a week.

But the numbers have not reached epidemic level like they have in most other parts of the country, he says.

Since the beginning of the year there have been more than 200 cases in Auckland, more than 200 in Christchurch and more than 500 since last October in the Wellington and Hutt regions.

But Mr Jarman says despite the lower numbers in Northland, whooping cough is a disease that needs to be taken seriously because it can be life-threatening in young children...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loca...tbreak-spreads

Whooping cough outbreak spreads
AMY MAAS
Last updated 13:06 31/05/2012

The number of Aucklanders suspected of contracting whooping cough continues to rise with 27 new cases reported in the past week.

As of last Friday, there were 274 confirmed or probable cases of the infection, according to Auckland Regional Public Health Service - up from 247 on May 16.

"The outbreak is continuing. It's been with us since the beginning of the year and the number of cases are increasing every day," said Dr William Rainger, medical officer of health at the ARPHS.

"Our response has been to actively follow up on cases to prevent the spread and to protect those most vulnerable."

Rainger confirmed the newly notified cases are not linked to a Middlemore Hospital midwife who may have infected up to 170 people. ..

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Source: http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/21...h-cases-double

Southern whooping cough cases double
Home ? News ? Dunedin
Wed, 6 Jun 2012

Public Health South recorded 46 cases of whooping cough in the first four months of this year, more than double the number at the same time last year, a report to today's community and public health committee meeting in Dunedin says...

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Source: http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/whoo...rning/1408781/

Whooping cough warning

Tessa Johnstone | Thursday, June 7, 2012 8:44

Whooping cough numbers are down in Wairarapa, but public health officials are still warning adults to be on the lookout for symptoms.

Wellington and Hutt have seen an outbreak of more than 500 cases since October, though the number notified between January and May in Wairarapa stands at 29...

...Whooping cough cases in Wairarapa peaked in March, with 11 confirmed or probable cases, and dropped to five in April and four last month. Regional Medical Officer of Health Annette Nesdale said the cases had hit people aged 1-75, with just over half of those adults aged over 20...

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/public-...cough/5/125679

Public urged to protect families from whooping cough
Fuseworks Media
Thursday, 7 June, 2012 - 14:25

In response to a large scale outbreak of whooping cough (Pertussis), Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) is urging the public to think and act to protect their families.

From 1 January 2012 to 31 May 2012 there have been 322 cases of whooping cough reported in Auckland. This is five times higher than for the same time last year...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-stan...cough-a-threat

Whooping cough a threat
Last updated 12:53 14/06/2012

Four young children with whooping cough have been admitted to Wanganui Hospital during the past two weeks prompting a reminder from paediatrics clinical nurse manager Janene Louwrens to make sure children are immunised against the disease...

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/northla...-rise/5/127008

Northland whooping cough cases rise
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Thursday, 21 June, 2012 - 14:20

Northland DHB Medical Officer of Health Jonathan Jarman is urging parents to check their children are up to date and 'on-time' with their immunizations, with an increase in cases of Whooping cough in the region

Since the start of the year there have been 47 reported cases of whooping cough. The youngest case was 22 days old and the oldest was aged 71 years old. In the past week the number of reported cases has risen by a further six cases, three of these being young children.

In 2011 there were only 10 cases for the whole year...

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Source: http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/whoopin...reads/5/128250

Whooping cough outbreak spreads
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Thursday, 5 July, 2012 - 09:11

The pertussis outbreak that was first detected on the West Coast in May last year is now being experienced in other areas of the country, including in Canterbury, Nelson-Marlborough and parts of the North Island.

The number of new cases on the West Coast has decreased from the peak last year but is still higher than normal levels.

Between 1 May 2011 and 22 June 2012 there have been 497 notifications of suspected pertussis received by Community & Public Health's West Coast Office. To date, 328 people have been confirmed as having the disease. The difference between the number of notifications and the numbers of confirmed cases indicates that general practices are being vigilant when patients present with a cough of more than two week's duration. Children under the age of ten years continue to have the highest rates of the disease...

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Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/loca...rst-since-2004

Whooping cough outbreak worst since 2004
AMY MAAS
Last updated 05:00 09/07/2012

The whooping cough outbreak in Auckland shows no signs of slowing down in the cold winter months with 89 new cases reported in the past month, making it the most significant outbreak in the city since 2004.

As of Monday there were 411 confirmed or probable cases of the infection, according to the Auckland Regional Public Health Service - up from 322 a month earlier.

Most years the regional public health service records an average of less than 40 confirmed or probable cases of the infection in Auckland...

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/ne...break/1527929/


Whooping cough outbreak worries authorities
By Gary Hamilton-Irvine | Saturday, September 1, 2012 10:00

An ongoing whooping cough outbreak, including 47 cases in Rotorua this year has health authorities worried.

Toi Te Ora public health service has been notified of 61 cases in Rotorua and Taupo and 87 cases in the Western Bay of Plenty and Whakatane this year...

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Source: http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/35804-...-immunise.html

Whooping cough outbreak: immunise
Posted at 12:18pm Tuesday 04th Dec, 2012

Bay of Plenty parents are being asked to ensure their babies are immunised on time as a whooping cough outbreak continues throughout the country.

An outbreak of whooping cough started in the South Island last year and has spread across New Zealand during 2012.

Toi Te Ora Public Health Service has been notified of 243 people with whooping cough in the Bay of Plenty and Lakes districts since the start of this year, with 14 people requiring hospitalisation...

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks- infant death reported

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/heal...whooping-cough

Christchurch infant dies from whooping cough
NICOLE MATHEWSON
Last updated 05:00 13/12/2012

A whooping cough epidemic sweeping the country has claimed the life of a 6-week-old Christchurch baby.

Canterbury District Health Board medical officer of health Ramon Pink yesterday confirmed the baby died of the disease in Christchurch Hospital last month...

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Re: NZ: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/nation...whooping-cough

Big increase in cases of whooping cough

Updated at 8:36 pm on 12 February 2013

There was a large increase in cases of whooping cough nationwide in 2012.

In its latest report on whooping cough, the Institute of Environmental Science and Research said on Tuesday that notifications increased by 197% last year compared with 2011.

ESR said there were 5938 notifications of whooping cough (pertussis) in 2012, an increase of 197% on the 1996 cases the previous year.

From early December to early January there were 520 new cases notified, 254 of which were confirmed.

ESR said notifications remain above levels in the past two years and have been increasing consistently since August 2011.

The worst regions in the most recent period are Canterbury, Waikato, Hutt Valley and Wellington. ESR said 309 patients were admitted to hospitals and there were two deaths, a child and a baby...

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Re: NZ: 2012/2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...idemic-abating

Taranaki whooping cough epidemic abating
LYN HUMPHREYS
Last updated 05:00 16/04/2013


A whooping cough epidemic has eased off in Taranaki, but prevention is the key to keeping it under control, Taranaki medical officer of health Jonathan Jarman says.

The New Zealand-wide epidemic has been causing concern for more than a year.

In Taranaki, there was a peak in cases in November, when 25 were confirmed, through to January, when there were 24 cases, Dr Jarman said.

In the past two months, recorded cases had dropped to six and five respectively.

But these would be just the tip of the iceberg of the people who had contracted the disease, Dr Jarman said...

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Re: NZ: 2012/2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/n...untry/1846310/


Whooping cough sweeping country
Brendan Manning
27th Apr 2013 6:00 AM

Wanganui parents are being urged to immunise their children against whooping cough as a national outbreak sweeps the country.

Last year 149 cases of the disease - also known as pertussis - were reported in Wanganui. Another 21 cases had been reported by February this year, Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) figures show.

Whanganui District Health Board's medical officer, Patrick O'Connor, said whooping cough cases had been increasing from June, dropping off only in the past two months...