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Cases of potentially deadly whooping cough soar by 800 per cent in region
Peter Begg | January 6th, 2011
AN 800 per cent increase in Barwon region whooping cough cases has health authorities urging locals to get booster shots for the potentially fatal condition.
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have risen from 89 in 2008 in the Barwon southwestern region to 743 in 2010, including 46 in the past month.
Barwon Health department of infectious diseases associate professor Eugene Athan said yesterday that local health officials were well aware of the trend, and had been taking preventative action...
Cases of potentially deadly whooping cough soar by 800 per cent in region
Peter Begg | January 6th, 2011
AN 800 per cent increase in Barwon region whooping cough cases has health authorities urging locals to get booster shots for the potentially fatal condition.
Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have risen from 89 in 2008 in the Barwon southwestern region to 743 in 2010, including 46 in the past month.
Barwon Health department of infectious diseases associate professor Eugene Athan said yesterday that local health officials were well aware of the trend, and had been taking preventative action...
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