FL: 2012 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-broward-whooping-cough-20120413,0,5879993.story

Four in Broward contract whooping cough
By Bob LaMendola, Sun Sentinel

8:42 p.m. EDT, April 13, 2012

Three children and an adult in Broward County are recovering after developing the contagious respiratory disease whooping cough, also known as pertussis, health officials said Friday...

 

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Source: http://www.dailycomet.com/article/2...3?Title=Whooping-cough-outbreak-in-Tampa-area

Whooping cough outbreak in Tampa area
The Associated Press
Published: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 6:19 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, April 23, 2012 at 6:19 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. - Health officials in Tampa say adults are probably unknowingly responsible for an outbreak of whooping cough.

Since Jan. 1, there have been 35 cases of pertussis - also called whooping cough - reported in Hillsborough County. The Florida Department of Health has reported 112 cases in Florida this year...

 

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Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/whooping-cough-on-the-rise-in-hillsborough-county/1226489

Whooping cough on the rise in Hillsborough County

By Richard Martin, Times Staff Writer
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 04:09 PM

TAMPA ? Local health officials say a combination of unknowing adults and a refusal to vaccinate is behind an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, in Hillsborough County...

 

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Source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-hk-broward-whooping-cough-20120426,0,6890568.story

Whooping cough circulates in South Florida
Adults urged to get booster vaccine to protect children
By Bob LaMendola, Sun Sentinel

5:26 p.m. EDT, April 26, 2012

Children and adults who haven't been vaccinated have helped fuel a growing number of whooping cough infections in South Florida and elsewhere in the state, health officials said.

Four children and an adult have come down with the contagious respiratory disease this month in Broward County, county health officials said Thursday. They are tracking how the patients became infected and whether the cases are related.

Palm Beach County officials have been watching for whooping cough since September, when the bacteria claimed the life of a 2-month-old baby who caught it from an adult with a mild illness. The baby had no immune protection and was too young to get vaccinated...

 

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Source: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/ne...dren-to-get-vaccinated-against-whooping-cough

Officials in Hillsborough County urge adults and children to get vaccinated against whooping cough
Posted: 5:59 PM
Last Updated: 1 hour and 25 minutes ago

By: Sarina Fazan By: Sarina Fa

TAMPA -
Officials in Hillsborough County don't want parents to panic -- but they do want them to take precautions. That's because Hillsborough County has seen 35 cases of whooping cough in children and adults...

 

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Source: http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/whooping-cough-spreads-to-10-hillsborough-schools/1233215

Whooping cough spreads to 10 Hillsborough schools
By Irene Maher, Times staff writer
Posted: Jun 01, 2012 06:02 PM

TAMPA ? An outbreak of whooping cough in Hillsborough County has struck 10 schools?nine public and one private. Now health officials worry that summer camps, outings and family vacations may allow the illness, also known as pertussis, to spread even more widely...

 

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Source: http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/hillsborough-county-sees-outbreak-whooping-cough

Hillsborough County Sees Outbreak of Whooping Cough
By Sarah Pusateri

More than twice as many people have been diagnosed with whooping cough in Hillsborough County so far this year than in all of last year, according to the county health department.

Health officials say the outbreak started with several large families becoming infected and spreading it to the community...

...So far this year, there have been 41 cases of whooping cough in Hillsborough county. Last year there were only 18. Wiese says most of those affected are adolescents...

 

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Source: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Wh...rida/-/1637132/15617036/-/9egyal/-/index.html


Whooping cough cases on rise in South Florida
26 cases confirmed in Miami-Dade, Broward counties
Published On: Jul 20 2012 08:35:51 AM EDT

MIAMI -

South Florida health officials say there has been a rise in the number of children infected with whooping cough.

The Miami Herald reports 26 cases have been confirmed in both Miami-Dade and Broward counties between Jan. 1 and July 9. Miami-Dade officials report another 10 probable cases...

 

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Source: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...20725_1_pertussis-whooping-cough-dtap-booster

Whooping cough cases rising in Florida
By Sarah Khan, Orlando Sentinel
6:50 p.m. EST, July 25, 2012


...So far 323 cases have been reported to the state health department, including one infant death. Last year's caseload was 167 over the same time period...

...Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties have seen large upticks in the number of whooping cough cases, according to county health department data. Orange numbers already have met the 2011 total of 11, and Central Florida counties are preparing to see more...

 

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Source: http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2012/10/whooping_cough_cases_continue.php

Whooping Cough Cases Continue to Climb in Broward and Across Florida
By Chris Sweeney Mon., Oct. 8 2012 at 5:00 AM
Categories: Health

Broward health officials have now recorded 34 cases of whooping cough this year, according to the latest data. For the whole of last year, there was only one case documented in the county...

...Florida Department of Health data through the end of September show a total of 447 cases, suggesting that we're on our way to breaking 2009's recent record of 497 cases...