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Whooping cough reported at York schools
By Deborah McDermott
Posted at 2:55 PM Updated at 2:55 PM
YORK, Maine -- Six cases of whooping cough have been reported in the York schools since the beginning of June, but school officials said they have been proactive in notifying parents and staff and providing information about actions to be taken.
The cases in York are among three ?outbreaks? in York County since the beginning of the year, said Emily Spencer of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. An outbreak is defined as three cases or more in a facility within 21 days of each case.
There was an outbreak in the Sanford School Department in April. Just recently, more than 30 cases of whooping cough have been reported at Exeter High School in New Hampshire.
Assistant Superintendent Anita Bernhardt said York has had six laboratory-confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, between Coastal Ridge Elementary School, York Middle School and York High School during June. The final day of school in York is Tuesday, June 26...
Whooping cough reported at York schools
By Deborah McDermott
Posted at 2:55 PM Updated at 2:55 PM
YORK, Maine -- Six cases of whooping cough have been reported in the York schools since the beginning of June, but school officials said they have been proactive in notifying parents and staff and providing information about actions to be taken.
The cases in York are among three ?outbreaks? in York County since the beginning of the year, said Emily Spencer of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. An outbreak is defined as three cases or more in a facility within 21 days of each case.
There was an outbreak in the Sanford School Department in April. Just recently, more than 30 cases of whooping cough have been reported at Exeter High School in New Hampshire.
Assistant Superintendent Anita Bernhardt said York has had six laboratory-confirmed cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, between Coastal Ridge Elementary School, York Middle School and York High School during June. The final day of school in York is Tuesday, June 26...
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