IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

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Source: http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2012/...ounty/asxbw64/

Whooping cough cases confirmed in county
By KATE SCHOTT - kschott@shawmedia.com
Created: Friday, January 6, 2012 5:30 a.m. CST

Officials at the DeKalb County Health Department are asking residents to take preventative measures now that it confirmed two cases of pertussis in the community.

The department is investigating two cases ? one a 12-year-old girl, the other an 11-year-old boy ? that were reported in the last week, DeKalb County Public Health Administrator Jane Lux said Thursday evening. The department learned of one case Dec. 29 and the second Tuesday, she said..

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://desplaines.patch.com/articles...in-district-62

Six Cases of Whooping Cough Reported in District 62 (Cook Co.)

First cases reported in years.

* By Christopher Brinckerhoff
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* 1:06 pm

In a previous story on whooping cough, we reported that Des Plaines was in the area of the state that has experienced the largest increase in reported cases of the disease, which is also known as pertussis.

There have been six cases of whooping cough reported in Community Consolidated School District 62 so far this year, said Mindy Ward, director of community relations for the district. Ward said there were no cases reported in the 2010-2011 school year, and couldn?t recall a case being reported the year before that...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://niles.suntimes.com/news/10197...ine-south.html

Case of chicken pox reported on top of pertussis diagnosis at Maine South
By JENNIFER JOHNSON jjohnson@pioneerlocal.com January 24, 2012 1:04PM
Updated: January 24, 2012 4:13PM


Maine South High School in Park Ridge was recently notified by the Cook County Department of Public Health that cases of whooping cough and chicken pox had been reported within the school...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://niles.suntimes.com/news/10643...diagnoses.html

Five more students join growing list of District 64 pertussis diagnoses
February 17, 2012 6:02PM

Five more Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students were recently diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks- Over 300 cases in McHenry Co.

Source: http://www.nwherald.com/2012/03/05/c...n-300/ad2e0n2/

County pertussis cases now number more than 300
By CHELSEA McDOUGALL - cmcdougall@shawmedia.com
Created: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 5:30 a.m. CST


WOODSTOCK ? The number of reported pertussis cases has continued to climb, albeit slower than it did during the initial outbreak.

Pertussis cases in the county now number more than 300. In January, there were 273 cases.

As of Friday, there were 313 reported pertussis cases, with 156 reported among children 10 and younger. There were two hospitalizations of infants 2 months old, but both have since recovered, McHenry County Department of Health officials said.

?This number is fluid as there are still more cases not yet entered in our database,? health department spokeswoman Debra Quackenbush said...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks- Over 300 cases in McHenry Co.

Source: http://niles.suntimes.com/news/11101...strict-64.html

Two more pertussis cases reported in District 64 (Cook Co.)

March 6, 2012 5:40PM
Updated: March 6, 2012 7:14PM


Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 was notified this week that two additional students have recently been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks- Over 300 cases in McHenry Co.

Source: http://www.bnd.com/2012/05/18/218025...-whooping.html

News - Highland News Leader
Friday, May. 18, 2012

Another five cases of whooping cough reported in Madison County
BY ELIZABETH DONALD - News-Democrat

EDWARDSVILLE -- While Madison County's "spike" in pertussis cases has slowed, health officials are still concerned about the sudden increase in so-called "whooping cough" cases.

Another five cases of pertussis have been reported to the Madison County Health Department since the first 14 cases appeared almost overnight in late April. That makes 19 cases in Madison County just in April and May, when there were only 16 in all of 2011...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://vernonhills.suntimes.com/news...418/story.html


Whooping cough cases rising in Lake County


SUN-TIMES MEDIA August 8, 2012 9:20AM

The number of whooping cough cases are going up in Lake County and statewide, Lake County Health Department Epidemiologist Victor Plotkin said...

...Between January and Aug. 6, 2011, only 37 cases were reported, according to the Lake County Health Department.

In 2011, there were a total of 175 cases reported in Lake County.

As of August, Illinois has recorded more than 1,200 cases of whooping cough, according to Lake County Health Department. Illinois is ranked No. 5 for states with the most cases of whooping cough.

Statewide in 2011, more than 1,500 cases of whooping cough were reported...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://stcharles-il.patch.com/articl...in-kane-county

Whooping Cough Soars in Kane County
Statewide increase in pertussis sparks push by public health agencies for also for children?s vaccinations.

By Ted Schnell
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12:07 am

With more than four months lefts in 2012, Kane County so far has seen a 29.6 percent increase in the number of pertussis cases compared with all of 2011.

As of Aug. 6, Kane County has seen 70 cases in 2012 compared with 54 for all of last year. Statewide, numbers are serious, as well. The Kane County Health Department reported this week there have been 1,200 cases of whooping cough in 2012, compared with the 1,500 cases in all of 2011. The state?s figure from last year marked a 40 percent increase over cases reported in 2010...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://romeoville.patch.com/articles...in-will-county

Whooping Cough Cases Already Higher Than 2011

Health experts are urging parents to ensure their children are vaccinated; booster shot proof required for sixth- and ninth-graders.

By Karen Sorensen
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12:05 am

The number of Will County whooping cough cases in 2012 has already surpassed the total number reported for all of 2011 -- 34 this year vs. 28 in 2011...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/...ke-county.html

Lake County whooping cough cases surpass last year
Saturday September 29, 2012 4:15 AM

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) ? Health officials say the number of whooping cough cases in Lake County has already surpassed last year's total.

The Lake County Health Department reported Friday that there have been 178 whooping cough cases so far this year. Last year, there were 175 cases...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://crystallake.patch.com/article...ported-in-d158

Two Whooping Cough Cases Reported in District 158

The McHenry County Health Department confirms two cases, other suspected cases not yet confirmed.

By Gloria Casas
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4:17 pm

The McHenry County Health Department confirmed two cases of pertussis, known as whooping cough, in Consolidated School District 158 schools.

Health department officials confirmed two cases and there are other suspected cases that have not been confirmed, spokesman Debra Quackenbush said Friday...

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/hea...k-mahomet.html

Whooping cough case not tied to outbreak in Mahomet
Sat, 12/15/2012 - 8:00am | Debra Pressey

URBANA ? An Urbana Middle School student has been treated for whooping cough...

...The Mahomet outbreak has grown to 13 confirmed cases, all from October, November and December, all involving children at Lincoln Trail Elementary School and Mahomet Junior High School, she said.

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Re: IL: 2012 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/loc...ases-1950.html

State had most whooping cough cases since 1950
Wed, 04/17/2013 - 3:56pm | Debra Pressey

SPRINGFIELD ? Illinois had its highest number of whooping cough cases last year since 1950, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health this morning.

There were 2,026 cases of the sickness also known as pertussis among Illinois residents in 2012, preliminary figures showed.

There aren't any current clusters of pertussis in the state, agency spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said...