IL: 2011 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://triblocal.com/evanston/2011/12/20/evanston-reports-whooping-cough-cases/

Evanston reports whooping cough cases
Today at 3:35 p.m.

The Evanston Review reports: Evanston Township High School has alerted parents and students to some confirmed cases of pertussis or whooping cough among students...

 

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Source: http://triblocal.com/des-plaines/2011/12/21/maine-west-student-diagnosed-with-whooping-cough/

Maine West student diagnosed with whooping cough (Cook County)
By Jennifer Delgado TribLocal reporter Today at 1:16 p.m.

A Maine West freshman has been diagnosed with the whooping cough, according to post on District 207′s website.

The case is the first to hit the Maine Township High School District this school year, spokesman Dave Beery confirmed. The district was notified Dec. 16 of the health incident by the Cook County Department of Public Health...

 

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Source: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/wayne/newsnow/x885899364/Whooping-cough-cases-up-to-50-in-Kane-County

Whooping cough cases up to 50 in Kane County
By Staff reports
Geneva Republican
Posted Dec 21, 2011 @ 05:00 PM

Geneva, IL ?

Kane County has seen about 20 new cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the past two weeks bringing the year's total number of cases to 50.

Last year, there were 32 cases of whooping cough...

 

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Source: http://crystallake.patch.com/articles/county-whooping-cough-outbreak-hits-record-254-cases

County Whooping Cough Outbreak Hits Record 254 Cases

Health officials are hoping school winter break will slow the spread of the disease.

The McHenry County whooping cough outbreak has reached a record number of 254 cases.

The McHenry County Health Department released the latest statistics on Dec. 23. The outbreak surpasses the previous record of 191 cases reported during an outbreak in the county in 2004, said Mary Ellen Howell, staff development coordinator for McHenry County...

 

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Source: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/stcha...ooping-cough-cases-on-the-rise-in-Kane-County

Whooping cough cases on the rise in Kane County
By Frank Vaisvilas, fvaisvilas@mysuburbanlife.com
Geneva Republican
Posted Dec 30, 2011 @ 09:00 AM

Geneva, IL ?

The increase
As of late last week, 50 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been reported throughout Kane County.

That?s up from 32 cases all of last year. And about 20 new cases were reported in December of this year alone...