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  • AL: Chckenpox outbreak iin Covington Co.

    Source: http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/201...npox-outbreak/


    Pediatrician warns of local chickenpox outbreak
    By Christopher Smith
    Published 12:00 am Friday, March 9, 2018

    Although the number of outbreaks of chickenpox have decreased since the introduction of the vaccine has been introduced, local pediatrician Dr. Bhagwan Bang says that there is a current outbreak in Covington County.

    ?In the last few weeks I have seen an increase in the number of patients that have chickenpox,? Bang said. ?I have checked with the Centers for Disease Control and Alabama Public Health and they have both confirmed that there is an outbreak in Covington County.?

    The range of ages that he has seen is infants to four year olds...
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