Maine: 2014 Whooping cough outbreaks

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Source: http://www.wmtw.com/health/whooping-cough-cases-on-the-rise/25740834


Whooping cough cases on the rise
Medical experts urge vaccination
UPDATED 6:03 PM EDT Apr 30, 2014
By Lindsay Liepman

KENNEBUNK, Maine ?Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Kennebunk and parents are on alert. Six cases have been reported this week.

The superintendent sent an email to parents letting them know what's being done to keep kids at school, but it also talks about how prevention starts at home...

 

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Re: Maine: 2014 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2014/05/22/health/maine-cdc-warns-of-whooping-cough/


Maine CDC warns of whooping cough
By Jen Lynds, BDN Staff
Posted May 22, 2014, at 5:21 p.m.
Last modified May 22, 2014, at 8:04 p.m.

AUGUSTA, Maine — With summer vacation drawing closer and school-age children from other states and countries venturing to Maine for summer camp, the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention warned residents Thursday about the spread of pertussis, or whooping cough.

Eighty cases of whooping cough, which can cause serious illness and even be life-threatening, especially in infants, have been reported in 14 Maine counties between Jan. 1 and May 22, according to the health advisory issued by the CDC.

Maine’s number of whooping cough cases to date exceeds the five year median of 49 pertussis cases, according to the advisory released by Dr. Sheila Pinette, Maine CDC director, and Dr. Stephen Sears, state epidemiologist...

 

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Re: Maine: 2014 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08...ng-cough-diagnoses-in-northern-eastern-maine/

State reports spike in whooping cough diagnoses in northern, eastern Maine
By Jackie Farwell, BDN Staff
Posted Aug. 15, 2014, at 5:10 p.m.

Whooping cough has sickened a rising number of children in northern and eastern Maine, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The highly contagious respiratory infection has hit Washington County the hardest, at a rate of 115 cases per 100,000 residents, six times the statewide average. Six other counties ? Aroostook, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot and Waldo ? also reported high rates of whooping cough, according to the Maine CDC.

Health officials say the cyclical nature of the disease coupled with a lack of vaccinations are likely to blame.

Statewide, health providers have reported 254 cases of whooping cough this year, according to a health advisory issued by the Maine CDC on Aug. 4. The majority of cases involve people between the ages of 7 and 19...

 

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Re: Maine: 2014 Whooping cough outbreaks

Source: http://www.centralmaine.com/2014/10...nfirmed-in-north-anson-based-school-district/


Posted Yesterday at 7:15 PM
Updated at 8:06 AM
Whooping cough confirmed in North Anson-based school district
The school will be hosting a public meeting Wednesday night with representatives from the Maine Center for Disease Control to address prevention and response.
By Rachel Ohm Staff Writer

NORTH ANSON ? Three cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in Regional School Unit 74, prompting school district officials to organize a public meeting with the Maine Center for Disease Control on prevention and response to the disease...