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B.C., Canada: 2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.timescolonist.com/gabriola-island-hit-by-whooping-cough-1.44477


Gabriola Island hit by whooping cough
Tamara Cunningham/Nanaimo Daily News January 10, 2013

Health officials are calling Gabriola Island's outbreak of whooping cough the worst in years, with ten new cases reported in just over a week.

There were three cases of whooping cough on Gabriola Island at the end of December, but by Jan. 8 that number rose to 14 - the largest outbreak on Vancouver Island so far...
 
Re: B.C., Canada: 2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=5356903a-b1cc-493e-ab87-b6859675be94

Whooping cough rates begin to dwindle
Tamara Cunningham, Daily News
Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The worst of the whooping cough outbreak appears to be over, but health officials continue to urge parents to vaccinate their children.

Nanaimo and Gabriola have seen the largest outbreak of whooping cough in the Vancouver Island area, with 40 new cases counted since last September, according to the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

Fifty-two cases, including 31 children and youth, have been found in central Vancouver Island and one person has been hospitalized...
 
Re: B.C., Canada: 2013 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...8/22/bc-whooping-cough-outbreak-kootenay.html


Whooping cough outbreak in West Kootenay
19 people in Trail and Rossland have the chronic cough
CBC News
Posted: Aug 23, 2013 5:44 AM PT
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2013 7:50 AM PT

A whooping cough outbreak in the West Kootenay region of B.C. has concerned health officials reminding parents to immunize children.

The outbreak is centred in Trail and Rossland, with 19 people diagnosed with the chronic cough in less than three months..
 
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