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June 15 - There are approximately 349% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 108 and 485 cases have been reported so far in 2012). Historically, pertussis activity has been cyclical with increased activity observed every three to five years; therefore the current activity is not unexpected. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
June 22 - There are approximately 394% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 114 and 563 cases have been reported so far in 2012). Historically, pertussis activity has been cyclical with increased activity observed every three to five years; therefore the current activity is not unexpected. High levels of activity last occurred in 2004 (1066 cases reported) and 2005 (1106 cases reported), and the number of cases also increased moderately in 2010. No pertussis-related deaths have been reported to IDPH this year. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
Whooping cough cases increasing in Cerro Gordo County
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MASON CITY ? The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health has confirmed 78 suspected or lab-confirmed cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in the county since May 16.
Forty-eight cases were suspected or confirmed on June 1...
June 29 - There are approximately 415% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 122 and 629 cases have been reported so far in 2012). http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
July 5 - There are approximately 432% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 129 and 686 cases have been reported so far in 2012). http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
July 13 - There are approximately 462% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 134 and 753 cases have been reported so far in 2012). Historically, pertussis activity has been cyclical with increased activity observed every three to five years; therefore the current activity is not unexpected. High levels of activity last occurred in 2004 (1066 cases reported) and 2005 (1106 cases reported), and the number of cases also increased moderately in 2010. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
July 20 - There are approximately 484% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 139 and 812 cases have been reported so far in 2012). http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
Public warned of whooping cough threat
Posted: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 6:00 am
Staff Report
Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) is urging the public to get vaccinated to prevent Whooping Cough ? or pertussis ? as cases of whooping cough continue to rise across Iowa...
...State health officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health continually monitor and report on the progression of whooping cough in Iowa. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health?s ?Iowa Pertussis Update? report of July 27, there were 853 reported cases of whooping cough in Iowa, compared to 232 cases in all of 2011. The number of cases reported in just the past two months has grown from 153 in early May to the current 853...
Whooping Cough Numbers Escalate in Johnson County
By Cindy Hadish, Reporter
Story Updated: Aug 31, 2012 at 4:21 PM CDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa ? Parents of students in Johnson County schools are being notified about a whooping cough outbreak.
Tricia Kitzmann, deputy director of Johnson County Public Health, said 18 cases of the disease ? also known as pertussis ? have been confirmed in the last two weeks. That compares to three to four cases per month during the summer...
There are approximately 439% more persons with pertussis disease this year compared to the average of the past five years (the five year average is 265 and 1429 cases have been reported so far in 2012). Historically, pertussis activity has been cyclical with increased activity observed every three to five years; therefore the current activity is not unexpected. High levels of activity last occurred in 2004 (1066 cases reported) and 2005 (1106 cases reported), and the number of cases also increased moderately in 2010. No pertussis-related deaths have been reported to IDPH this year. http://www.idph.state.ia.us/Cade/DiseaseIndex.aspx?disease=Pertussis
