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Updated: Thursday, 27 Jun 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 27 Jun 2013, 9:30 AM EDT
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - In the past nine days, 11 children have tested positive for pertussis, or whooping cough, at Dayton Children?s Hospital, officials there said Thursday...
Updated: 3:36 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 | Posted: 3:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Greene Co. confirms 6 whooping cough cases
By Breaking News Staff
GREENE COUNTY ?
Six cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Greene County.
The cases were confirmed in the past couple of days, according to the Greene County Combined Health District. They are the latest to spur concerns of an outbreak in the region.
Last week Dayton Children?s Hospital issued a statement after it saw 13 children diagnosed with whooping cough or pertussis in just 10 days. The hospital asked the public to be on alert for the highly contagious disease...
Updated: 12:22 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013 | Posted: 12:17 a.m.
Clark: 11 whooping cough cases since Friday
By Breaking News Staff
CLARK COUNTY ?
Whooping cough is once again making its mark across the Miami Valley, with Clark County officials reporting 11 cases this week.
Cases of whooping cough, known medically as pertussis, have been reported in counties including Montgomery, Greene and Clark. The disease is caused by bacteria and is very contagious, according to health officials. The most recent data from the Clark County Combined Health District shows that 11 cases have been reported since Friday. By comparison, the district reported 15 cases in 2012...
Posted: 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013
3 whooping cough cases confirmed in Hamilton schools
Pertussis has been reported four times in Butler County since August.
By Hannah Poturalski
Staff Writer
HAMILTON ?
Four cases of the disease pertussis ? commonly known as whooping cough ? have been confirmed in Butler County, officials said.
The City of Hamilton Health Department has three confirmed cases of the disease, while the Butler County Health Department has reported one case of the disease since Aug. 1...
New Details Springfield
Outbreak numbers likely to rise
Clark health workers try to get more people treated to prevent spread of pertussis.
By Brian Bondus
Staff Writer
SPRINGFIELD ?
Clark County health officials worked Monday to contain a ?community outbreak? of the pertussis bacteria, or whooping cough, with 47 suspected cases now, mostly in teenagers.
?We expect numbers to go up in the next three days,? Clark County Health Commissioner Charles Patterson said...
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Health Department, Hamilton County Public Health and Northern Kentucky Health Department are urging citizens to follow vaccination guidelines for pertussis due to increasing cases in the area.
Cases reported in Southwest Ohio in the month of October were higher than average, with a reported 54 cases from Hamilton to Northern Kentucky...
Whooping-cough cases prompt call for booster shots
By Misti Crane
The Columbus Dispatch Friday November 8, 2013 3:44 PM
...Recent outbreaks, including in and around Franklin County, have brought the number of cases to 901 as of last Saturday, according to the Ohio Department of Health. There were 742 cases at this time last year.
Whooping cough spikes every few years. The worst year in recent memory was in 2010, when Ohio had 1,858 cases...
11/14/2013 5:04:00 PM
Whooping cough outbreak hits Blanchester schools
At least 15 cases identified in elementary, middle schools
By ROSE COOPER
Staff writer
The Blanchester Local Schools District is currently experiencing an outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, according to Pamela Bauer, Clinton County health commissioner.
Bauer said at least 15 cases of whooping cough have been identified in the Putman Elementary School in Blanchester and the Blanchester Middle School...
Madison County Schools Deal With Whooping Cough Outbreak
Friday November 15, 2013 3:35 PM
UPDATED: Friday November 15, 2013 6:02 PM
LONDON, Ohio - The Madison County Health Department is investigating a whooping cough outbreak in the Madison Plains Local School District.
It started with three confirmed cases in school buildings just last week, but has already spread -- to include more than 15 students, as of Friday -- according to the Madison Plains Local School District...
Madison-Plains School Closing Extra Days Due To Pertussis Outbreak
Friday November 22, 2013 1:57 PM
UPDATED: Friday November 22, 2013 1:58 PM
LONDON, Ohio - Officials of Madison-Plains Schools has decided to take extra time off around Thanksgiving in order to try and control a whooping cough outbreak...
Pertussis cases up 400% in Montgomery County
Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 11:30 AM EST
Published: Friday, November 22, 2013, 11:27 AM EST
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Montgomery County Public Health officials are warning residents that the county has seen a 400 percent increase in cases of Pertussis or ?whooping cough.?
The majority of the cases involve middle school-aged children, health officials said.
In 2013, the county has seen 111 confirmed cases, compared with 28 in 2012 and only 4 in 2011...
Public Health Clark County
Officials target pertussis outbreak
Families urged to exercise caution during holiday week.Clark County has seen a record number of cases this year.
By Tiffany Y. Latta
Staff Writer
SPRINGFIELD ?
Clark County health officials said that the pertussis outbreak has reached a record high with 98 suspected and confirmed cases since Oct. 1 and warned it could continue to spread through the holidays...
