Illinois: 2010 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news...se-county.html

Cass County sees rise in whooping cough cases
April 29, 2010 11:52 PM
JAKE RUSSELL

Cass County health officials are grappling with a sharp rise in pertussis ? commonly known as whopping cough ? confirming five cases in the past six months, including one that resulted in death.

Debby Gebhardt, communicable disease nurse for the Cass County Health Department, said she has never seen so many lab-confirmed cases of the communicable disease in her 26 years with the department.

Many years none will be reported, she said.

The most recent case was confirmed Tuesday. Cases have ranged from infants through adults in several communities, public health administrator Teresa Smith said...

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Source: http://www.wrex.com/Global/story.asp?S=12508997

Whooping cough outbreak reported in Winnebago County
Posted: May 19, 2010 1:46 PM EST Updated: May 19, 2010 1:46 PM EST


WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WREX) - The Winnebago County Health Department says it has seen a large increase in the number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases being reported in the area.

There have been 20 cases already in the month of May. Over the first four months of the year there were only an average of one case per month.

Those affected range in age from infant to 64 years old...

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Source: http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news...th-county.html

Pertussis outbreak confirmed in Greene
August 12, 2010 6:00 AM
CODY BOZARTH

Health officials are warning people to take precautions against the highly contagious pertussis following confirmation of cases in northern Greene County...

...In late April, the Cass County Health Department had several cases of whooping cough and more cases continue to surface.

Debby Gebhardt, communicable disease nurse for the Cass County Health Department, said those previous cases have been resolved, but they still see about one or two new cases a month.

?That?s the nationwide trend, that?s not just us in Cass County,? Gebhardt said. ?Schuyler County is experiencing some cases as well, but again we?re following a national trend.?

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Source: http://www.pjstar.com/news/x68683633...ri-County-area


'Whooping cough' on rise in Tri-County area
After seven recent cases, health officials urge vigilance, especially with young children

By CATHARINE SCHAIDLE (cschaidle@pjstar.com)
Journal Star
Posted Aug 20, 2010 @ 09:21 PM
Last update Aug 21, 2010 @ 12:36 AM

PEORIA ?

Seven cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in the Tri-County Area, and health department officials are on the alert should numbers increase.

Tazewell County has seen five cases, one of which is in an adult, said Sarah Fenton, the county's director of nursing.

"We commonly have one to two a year," she said. "Having had five cases within the last month and within the last week is a cause for concern, and we're certainly watching it very closely."

Peoria County has two cases of pertussis. Woodford County Health Administrator Laurie Schierer said no cases have been reported in the county. "We're monitoring it very closely of course, " she said...

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Re: IL: 2010 Whooping cough cases

Source: http://www.carmitimes.com/state_news...ck-in-Illinois


Whooping cough makes comeback in Illinois
Carmi Times
Posted Aug 27, 2010 @ 07:54 PM
Pekin, Ill. ?

Dozen cases of whooping cough in Tazewell County

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) - A dozen cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Tazewell County in central Illinois over the last six weeks...

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Source: http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/news/215...-cases-in-2010

llinois reports 445 whooping cough cases in 2010
by Jeffrey Bigongiari on September 14, 2010

Over 445 whooping cough cases have been reported in Illinois in 2010, with almost 65 percent of those reported since May.

Of the cases reported since May, 45 percent have been reported among school-aged children and over 30 percent of the cases have been reported in children under the age of five, according to ReviewAtlas.com...

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Source: http://triblocal.com/wilmette-kenilw...shore-schools/

UPDATE: Whooping cough strikes two North Shore schools
By John P. Huston TribLocal reporter Today at 1:00 p.m.

A recent whooping cough outbreak hit two public schools in Wilmette and Winnetka, a health official said Wednesday.

Six cases of pertussis ? commonly known as whooping cough ? were reported at Carleton Washburne School in Winnetka, while 14 fifth-graders were diagnosed with the disease at Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette...

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Source: http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/107574433.html

Updated: 5:21 PM Nov 12, 2010
Whooping Cough Outbreak in Winnebago County

WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WIFR) -- The Winnebago County Health Department says right now several school districts in the county are dealing with a whooping cough outbreak...

...So far this year there have been more than 117 cases of whooping cough; that's compared to just four last year and 48 in 2008. Health experts say there seems to be an outbreak every 3-5 years...

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Source: http://triblocal.com/winnetka-northf...shore-schools/

UPDATE: Whooping cough continues to affect North Shore schools
By John P. Huston TribLocal reporter Today at 2:30 p.m.


Since mid-October, 41 North Shore school children have been diagnosed with whooping cough, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Winnetka School District 36 has seen 17 of them ? 14 at Carleton Washburne School, two at Crow Island School and one at The Skokie School. Over Thanksgiving break, the district performed ?enhanced cleaning? on its school to battle the disease, as well as a gastrointestinal illness that?s been reported...

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Source: http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v...ryID=7026&on=1

MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTS INCREASE IN WHOOPING COUGH
12/20/10

The Macon County Health Department (MCHD) reports three laboratory confirmed pertussis (whooping cough) cases and two probable cases in the last week. Like many other states, Illinois is seeing an increase in the number of reported pertussis cases. As of December 1, 2010, there have been 813 cases of pertussis reported in Illinois, compared to 648 cases in 2009....

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Experts stress prevention with rise in whooping cough

Doctors say those in contact with children, especially newborns, should get a booster shot


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Jolee Kuehl, 8 months, spent 40 days in the University of Chicago Medical Center with whooping cough because her mother, Crista, had been misdiagnosed with bronchitis, Crista Kuehl said. (Gregg Gearhart, Photo for the Chicago Tribune / January 19, 2011)



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"We're seeing more whooping cough than we used to," said Dr. Kenneth Alexander, head of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Chicago. That's partly because we live in a global world, Alexander said, but improved diagnostic tests allow health care providers to recognize it more.

In 2010, Chicago had 95 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, up from 49 in 2009, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.


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http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-x-c-health-whooping-cough-0119-20110119,0,7243340.story

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