Idaho: 2012 whooping cough cases

[Ronan Kelly]

Idaho infant dies from whooping cough amid regional outbreak


Laura Zuckerman
Reuters
10:40 p.m. EDT, May 4, 2012


SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Whooping cough took the life of a 9-week-old girl from Idaho this week, the first death from an outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory disease that has hit Idaho, Washington state and Montana, health officials said on Friday.

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In Idaho, 31 cases have been reported since January. The state, where the per-capita occurrence has usually risen higher than the national average since 1987, recorded its last infant death from whooping cough in 2009.
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...h-pertussisbre844025-20120504,0,6914281.story

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Idaho: 2012 whooping cough cases

Source: http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/152069945.html

Twin Falls confirms 2 cases of whooping cough
By Jaclyn Brandt
CREATED 1:09 PM

Twin Falls health officials have identified two cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the last week...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Idaho: 2012 whooping cough cases

Source: http://www.nicsentinel.com/news/2012/10/23/whopping-cough-reported-dorms/

Whooping cough reported in dorms
Christina Villagomez, News Editor
October 23, 2012


There?s a bug creeping through the residence hall, and it could be coming to a dorm near you.

Campus administrators sent out a notice on Oct. 22, warning students of a confirmed case of pertussis, also known as ?whooping cough.?

The student in question is receiving treatment, and those who had close contact have also received preventive care...