Ohio: 2010 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4796683

Whooping cough cases confirmed in Henry Co.

Darlene Prince
about 1 hour ago

NAPOLEON -- Two laboratory-confirmed cases of whooping cough (or pertussis) have been confirmed in Henry County by the Henry County Health Department.

The health department is also investigating 13 additional suspected cases among local residents, who are primarily children. Whooping cough is a highly contagious disease that causes a harsh, prolonged cough that can last up to six weeks.

It is spread through the air when an infected person sneezes or coughs and has been increasing in Ohio in the past decade.

As of now, there are no cases of whooping cough in Defiance or Fulton counties.

Henry County Health Department will hold special clinics to vaccinate against whooping cough on Monday and Tuesday from 7-9 a.m. and 4-8 p.m. The cost for children will be a Medicaid card or $10. No children will be turned away due to inability to pay. The cost for adults is $45.

The health department has sufficient vaccine for children, but supplies for adults are limited until another shipment comes in next week...

 

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Source: http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20100327/NEWS01/3270305

Unioto confirms 2 cases of pertussis (Ross County)
BY JONA ISON ? Gazette Staff Writer ? March 27, 2010

Parents of sixth-grade Unioto students were put on notice Friday about two pertussis cases that have arisen.

A letter was sent home with students after the school had two confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, within the past two weeks. School nurse Kelly Hill said the students were in two different sixth-grade classes, but they want everyone to be cautious to prevent an outbreak.

"It's not out of control, but the health district wants us to get a handle on it before it spreads," Hill said.

Those students in the same class as one of the affected children are being advised to see a doctor and go on an antibiotic.

"I know a lot of people think when we ask to prophylact an entire class it may be overkill, but with the outbreaks we had last year ... if you don't jump on it and try to stop the disease, you're going to see it get out of control," said Kathy Wakefield, Ross County Health District director of nursing...

 

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Source: http://www.lancastereaglegazette.co...-Middle-School-student-catches-whooping-cough

Rushville Middle School student catches whooping cough (Fairfield County)

BY MICHELLE GEORGE ? The Eagle-Gazette Staff ? March 31, 2010


RUSHVILLE -- Parents of students in the Fairfield Union school district are on alert after a student at Rushville Middle School was diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping cough...

 

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Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/health&id=7365019

Six new suspected cases of whooping cough in Henry County
Friday, April 02, 2010

The Henry County Health Department is investigating 6 new suspected cases of "Pertussis," more commonly known as whooping cough. It brings the total number of cases in the county to 17...

 

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Source: http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20100503/NEWS01/5030305

Whooping cough remains a local health concern
Seventh-graders will be required to get booster

BY MARK CAUDILL ? News Journal ? May 3, 2010

MANSFIELD -- Whooping cough has never really gone away...

...Large-scale vaccination campaigns minimized the disease in the 1960s and '70s, but cases have increased since the 1980s. Ohio reported 1,096 cases of whooping cough in 2009, up from 628 the year before.

As a result, Ohio is requiring students who will start seventh grade this fall to get another booster shot against whooping cough, along with tetanus and diphtheria...

...In 2006, the county had only one reported case of whooping cough. The number jumped to 23 in 2007, but leveled off with 27 cases in 2008 and 24 last year. So far this year, there have been four reported cases.

 

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7 whooping cough cases confirmed
The students were in the 2nd through 5th grades
Updated: Wednesday, 23 Jun 2010, 5:51 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 23 Jun 2010, 5:51 PM EDT

Sonu Wasu & Jamar Black
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) - Seven cases of whooping cough were confirmed in Greene County..

2 News has learned the patients are all children from 2nd through 5th grades, at a Beavercreek School.

Health officials were asking residents to make sure they were immunized. Officials said the childhood vaccine does fade over time, so adolescents and adults need to be revaccinated.

continues at; http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/greene_county/7-whooping-cough-cases-confirmed-

 

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Whooping cough spike alarms physicians

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH, OHIO | MISTI CRANE | <ABBR class=updated title=2010-07-14T09:24:30-04:00>Wed, Jul 14, 9:24 AM</ABBR>

July 14--An unusual number of central Ohio residents are coming down with whooping cough, prompting concern about the potential for severe illness and death in infants and others who are especially vulnerable.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection characterized by fits of coughing sometimes followed by a "whooping" indrawn breath. It is carried in respiratory droplets, which can be spread easily through coughing. Infections can last weeks or months.

As of Monday, Columbus Public Health and the Franklin County Board of Health had confirmed 135 cases. At that time last year, they had logged 76 cases.

City and county health officials know of another 89 suspect cases this year.

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Of the 135 infections in Franklin County, 20 have been in babies less than 1 year old; 14 of those were in babies younger than 6 months, LeMaile-Williams said.

Ten of the sickened people -- eight of them infants -- have been hospitalized.

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It's unclear where the spike in Franklin County cases is headed or what is driving it, but both LeMaile-Williams and Cunningham said they're worried, particularly because the increase is coming at a typically quiet time.

This year, Ohio is requiring a booster against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis before students enter seventh grade, at which point protection from earlier vaccinations begins to wane. Parents with philosophical or religious objections to the vaccine may opt out.

http://dailyme.com/story/2010071400002207/whooping-cough-spike-alarms-physicians.html

 

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Source: http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...ing_cough_cases_continue_to_rise.html?sid=101

Whooping cough cases continue to rise
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 04:03 PM
By Misti Crane
The Columbus Dispatch

Whooping cough continues to spread among an unusually high number of people in Franklin County, prompting health officials to again call for residents to get booster shots...

...In Franklin County last month, health officials took reports of more cases than they'd seen in a month since January of 2005. In all, there were 94 cases, 47 of them laboratory-confirmed.

Since the beginning of the year, 336 cases had been reported in the county as of early this week. Of those, 203 were confirmed. The county had 350 cases last year, 198 of them confirmed...

 

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Source: http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...whooping-cough-outbreak-declared.html?sid=101

Whooping cough outbreak declared
Clusters of cases in Franklin County trigger health alert
Saturday, September 4, 2010 02:55 AM
By Misti Crane
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Clusters of whooping-cough cases continue to turn up, prompting health officials to declare an outbreak in Franklin County...

...Through August, 410 cases have been reported this year in Columbus and Franklin County and 258 have been laboratory-confirmed.

Franklin County had 115 cases in August alone...

...Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave., will host clinics offering boosters that protect against whooping cough. The clinics are scheduled:

? Wednesday, from 3 to 6 p.m.
? Sept. 15, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

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WHOOPING COUGH CASE REPORTED AT PICKERINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

October 26, 2010

PICKERINGTON -- A case of pertussis, or whooping cough, has been identified at Pickerington North High School.
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School officials want parents to be aware their child might have been exposed to the disease and to seek medical attention if their child or other family members begin exhibiting signs of pertussis...

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.co...SE-REPORTED-AT-PICKERINGTON-NORTH-HIGH-SCHOOL

 

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Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news...ng-cough-cases-highest-in-5-years-994235.html

Dayton area whooping cough cases highest in 5 years
By Ben Sutherly, Staff Writer Updated 12:31 AM Thursday, November 4, 2010

DAYTON ? The Children?s Medical Center of Dayton has had 71 positive tests for whooping cough this year, on pace to exceed even the 81 it had in 2005, the year of a local outbreak.

The bulk of Dayton Children?s positive tests come from Montgomery, Greene, Miami and Clark counties, said Terrie Koss, infection preventionist. No deaths have been reported...

 

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Source: http://www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2010/11/04/whooping-cough-outbreak-in-franklin-county


Whooping Cough Outbreak in Franklin County
POSTED BY: Brittany Harris
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 04:57 PM

Health officials have declared a whooping cough outbreak in Franklin County, with close to 800 cases discovered.

The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department wants to spread awareness to the public about this disease, that can be prevented by having your child receive their routine immunizations.

So far in Muskingum County, only nine cases have been reported this year, compared to last year's 200...

 

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Source: http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=13450828

Ohio whooping cough cases up 40 pct. from 2009
Associated Press - November 5, 2010 8:45 AM ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - State health officials say Ohio whooping cough cases are up more than 40% this year, mirroring a trend seen elsewhere...

 

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Source: http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/nov/10/delaware-county-tops-100-whooping-cough-cases-ar-286568/

Delaware County Tops 100 Whooping Cough Cases
By Brett Hiltbrand
Published: November 10, 2010

There are now over 100 cases of Pertussis or Whooping Cough in Delaware County, and most of the cases have been children.

In all, there are 108 cases of Whooping Cough, according to the Delaware General Health District. All but 13 cases involve children under 18...

 

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Source: http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...Whooping-cough-cases-on-the-rise.html?sid=101

Whooping cough cases continue to grow
Monday, November 22, 2010 06:36 PM
By Suzanne Hoholik
The Columbus Dispatch

The whooping cough outbreak continues to get worse, with 40 new cases reported in Columbus and Franklin County in one week, health officials said today.

As of Nov. 13 there were 781 reported cases, the most in 25 years...

 

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Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, is highly contagious and is one of the most commonly occurring vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. People with pertussis usually spread the disease by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the pertussis bacteria. Many infants who get pertussis are infected by older siblings, parents or other caregivers who might not even know they have the disease.

Pertussis is most severe for babies, who often catch the illness from a family member or other caregiver.

More than half of infants less than 1 year of age who get the disease must be hospitalized. In rare cases (1 in 100), pertussis can be deadly, especially in infants less than 1 year of age.

In 2010, several states, including Ohio, have reported increased cases of pertussis as compared to the same time in 2009. Pertussis symptoms can be different depending on how old you are or if you?ve been vaccinated. As of November 27, 2010, 1,546 cases of pertussis were reported in Ohio. There were 995 cases reported at the same time in 2009.

Pertussis usually starts with cold-like symptoms, and maybe mild cough, but not every runny nose is pertussis. Pertussis is often not suspected or diagnosed until a persistent cough with spasms sets in after 1?2 weeks.

In infants, the cough may be mild or absent. However, infants may have a symptom known as ?apnea.? Apnea is a pause in the child?s breathing pattern. Infants and children with pertussis can cough violently and rapidly, over and over, until the air is gone from their lungs and they're forced to inhale with a loud "whooping" sound. This extreme coughing can result in vomiting and exhaustion. Illness is generally less severe in adolescents and adults. The coughing fits can take place for 10 weeks or more.


Seeking treatment when pertussis symptoms first start is important. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers this advice for treatment:

• If you or your child is having trouble breathing, seek medical attention immediately.
• Tell the doctor if you or your child has been around others with cough/cold symptoms or if you?ve heard that pertussis is in your community.
• Antibiotic treatment may make the pertussis infection less severe if it is started early, before coughing fits begin.
• Antibiotic treatment can help prevent spreading the disease to close contacts (people who have spent a lot of time around the infected person) and is necessary for stopping the spread of pertussis.

ODH encourages Ohioans to make sure they are up to date with recommended pertussis vaccines (DTaP for infants/children and Tdap for adolescents/adults). If you?re not sure if you are up to date, call your doctor to see what?s best for you and your family.

Many infants who get pertussis are infected by older siblings, parents, or other caregivers who might not even know they have the disease. If you are planning on becoming pregnant, are currently pregnant or have recently given birth, talk to your doctor about getting the Tdap vaccine. Don?t risk spreading this disease to your baby. Make sure all people around your baby are vaccinated with Tdap including siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nannies, caregivers, childcare staff, etc.


In our efforts to reduce the spread of pertussis across the Buckeye State, ODH added additional immunization requirements for school entry for 7th grade students. Beginning this fall, all children entering 7th grade will be required to have a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) or tetanus and diphtheria (Td) booster shot.


Resources:

ODH Immunizations Program: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/odhPrograms/dis/immunization/immindex1.aspx

ODH Pertussis Pamphlet: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/ASSETS/13DC8390C92849D9B6E30500B6EB65FC/pertus10.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/pertussis
Last Updated: 12/1/10


See map here:
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/features/odhfeatures/pertussis.aspx

 

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Fed investigators to start tracing pertussis cases

CDC experts set to help determine who's at most risk

<!-- begin creation date -->Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:42 PM
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The Columbus Dispatch

<!-- aligning image and caption-->The months-long whooping cough outbreak in Franklin County has drawn federal officials to Columbus to help stop the spread of the potentially deadly disease.

Starting Wednesday morning, three researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will join county and city investigators and a CDC employee permanently stationed in Ohio.

As of the end of last week, 854 cases of pertussis - commonly called whooping cough - had been reported in the county.

Among the things the team will be investigating are how sick the infected people are getting and the age distribution of sickened people, said Columbus Public Health spokesman Jose Rodriguez.

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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...igators-to-start-tracing-pertussis-cases.html

 

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Source: http://www.snponline.com/articles/2010/12/08/multiple_papers/news/allfcpertu_20101207_0840pm_2.txt

CDC officials arrive to help track pertussis outbreak
* With 186 cases reported in just October and 864 reported for 2010, immunization clinics are being offered at many sites.
By GARTH BISHOP
Published: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 8:17 AM EST

Local health organizations continue to stress the importance of immunization as pertussis cases climb ever higher in 2010.

Several times this year, health officials have issued warnings about spikes in reported cases of pertussis, commonly referred to as "whooping cough," in Central Ohio.

"(As) of the end of November, we've had 864 cases reported," said Franklin County Health Commissioner Susan Tilgner.

Of those, 484 have been confirmed and 10 have been considered probable.

By contrast, there were 350 reported cases of pertussis in Franklin County in 2009, with 198 confirmed.

"It's definitely a climb," Tilgner said.

Officials first took notice when cases did not decrease during the summer as they usually do.

The highest number of cases reported in one month since the beginning of 2005 came in October of this year, when 186 cases were reported and 102 confirmed.

The spike in cases has been seen in Franklin County and surrounding counties, as well as other areas throughout the state, Tilgner said. Other spikes have been seen throughout the country, including in California, which has seen several child deaths from pertussis...