MT: 2011 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.montanakaimin.com/news/whooping-cough-cases-on-the-rise-1.1956761

Whooping cough cases on the rise

By Paige Huntoon
Published: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 04:02

The number of whooping cough cases has increased in the Missoula area, but the county health department believes more are going unreported.

Missoula County Health Department's infectious disease specialist Brigid O'Connor said that 15 cases were seen in Missoula County from October to December of last year, and five cases were reported in January. However, O'Connor said many more probably went undiagnosed.

"For every case we see, there's eight cases we don't see," she said...

 

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Source: http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/27127552/detail.html

Whooping Cough Spreads Down Hwy 93 Corridor
MISSOULA COUNTY
By Matt Leach
UPDATED: 8:39 pm MST March 8, 2011

MISSOULA, Mont. -- Whooping cough is spreading in western Montana. Health officials say if you and your children haven't been vaccinated you should do it now.

It's not hard to spot. "It tends to come in fits, where a person coughs, coughs, coughs," says Missoula County Health Department nurse Briget O'Connor.

Thirty cases of whooping cough have been reported in Lake, Flathead, and Missoula County since the first of the year.

"It's here, and it is slowing down a bit, but it still hasn't gone away," says O'Connor...

 

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Source: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/health/article_c1e3fdb2-01f2-11e1-96ed-001cc4c002e0.html

Eight sick with whooping cough in Gallatin County
Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:15 am
Chronicle Staff The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Eight children in Gallatin County have been diagnosed with whooping cough, county health officials announced Friday.

Seven of the children attend Bozeman High School. The eighth attends a local daycare, the Gallatin City-County Health Department said in a written statement Friday...

 

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Source: http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/29643186/detail.html

Whooping Cough Spreading Throughout Bozeman
GALLATIN COUNTY
By Jess Antonio
UPDATED: 6:06 pm MDT October 31, 2011

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- The number of cases of Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough in Gallatin county has grown to thirteen.

Bozeman High School's been hit the hardest, twelve students have come down with Pertussis, the other is in a local day care...

 

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Source: http://www.krtv.com/news/pertussis-outbreak-hits-bozeman-school/

Pertussis outbreak hits Bozeman school
Posted: Nov 1, 2011 4:22 PM by KBZK (Bozeman)

Thirteen Bozeman High School students have been diagnosed with pertussis, and another 350 students are being treated.

Pertussis is also commonly known as whooping cough.

People who are in close contact are those that should be treated to lessen the spread of the disease, according to a news release from the district. The district says the high school is not testing students and the district is not prescribing medication.

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Source: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/health/article_17d894c4-0515-11e1-b025-001cc4c002e0.html

Number of whooping cough cases nearly doubles in five days
Hundreds of high school students being treated as precaution
Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:15 am
JASON BACAJ, Chronicle Staff Writer The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

The number of diagnosed cases of whooping cough in Gallatin County has nearly doubled since the city-county health department announced the outbreak Friday.

Fifteen cases of whooping cough were confirmed as of Tuesday afternoon, said health department official Matt Kelley. One case is at a local daycare center and 14 are at Bozeman High School, he said.

Bozeman Public Schools Superintendent Kirk Miller said, "Approximately 350 students are presently on five-day courses of treatment. We are assuming that number will grow. We will continue our protocol as the Health Department deems necessary. There is nothing more important than the safety of our students..."

 

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Visitor Restrictions Related to Pertussis Enforced at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital

November 1, 2011

Visitor restrictions are now in place at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital due to an outbreak of Pertussis (or whooping cough) in the community. Anyone with a cough or fever should not come into the hospital. Note that this restriction applies to those visiting the hospital only; patients of physician clinics in the attached Highland Park Medical offices may continue to see their physicians and should keep existing appointments.

Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable, violent coughing, which can make it difficult to breathe. A deep "whooping" sound is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath. The disease is spread from person to person by sneezing or coughing and the infection usually lasts 6 weeks. This restriction will help control the spread of Pertussis in the hospital. Pertussis or Whooping cough can affect people of any age, although a pertussis vaccine is widely available.

Visitors who have symptoms of cough or fever should not visit the hospital, and hospital employees will ask visitors with such symptoms to leave.

The hospital appreciates the public's cooperation and understanding, and will inform the public when the visitor restrictions associated with Pertussis are lifted.


http://www.bozemandeaconess.org/article.php?id=425

 

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Source: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/health/article_06592474-0769-11e1-bf21-001cc4c002e0.html


Whooping cough outbreak grows to 30, most at Bozeman High
Posted: Saturday, November 5, 2011 12:15 am
GAIL SCHONTZLER, Chronicle Staff Writer The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

The whooping cough outbreak that started at Bozeman High School one week ago has seen the number of confirmed cases double this week to 30, but Gallatin County?s top health official sounded hopeful that containment measures may soon curb its spread...

 

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3 whooping cough cases reported in Helena schools

<!-- AP Byline -->By ANGELA BRANDT Independent Record helenair.com | <!-- AP Updated -->Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:10 am

Three cases of the highly contagious whooping cough have been confirmed in Lewis and Clark County. These cases were found within public schools in the area, according to officials.

The bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, is more dangerous in infants who have not received vaccination to the disease, which causes uncontrollable coughing, and also those with compromised immune systems such as people with chronic illnesses, said Mike Henderson, public health nurse with the Lewis and Clark City-County Health Department.

This outbreak, which has affected at least three counties in Montana, highlights the importance of vaccinations, Henderson said.

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