New York : 2010 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20101210/NEWS02/312109954

Schumer asks CDC for help with whooping cough outbreak
By MARC HELLER
TIMES WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010

WASHINGTON ? Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., today asked the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be prepared to send additional help to Jefferson County to deal with its outbreak of whooping cough...

 

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Source: http://www.madisoncountycourier.com...g-cough-alert-at-canastota-high-school-21130/

Whooping Cough Alert at Canastota High School

(Canastota, NY ? Dec. 10, 2010) Canastota School District Superintendent Fred Bragan issued a letter informing the district that some of the high school?s athletes may have been exposed to an athlete in another district who has a confirmed case of pertussis or what is known as whooping cough...

 

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Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6113376/infants_at_heart_of_new_york_whooping.html?cat=5


Infants at Heart of New York Whooping Cough Outbreak
527 Confirmed Cases of Pertussis in Jefferson County
Charles Simmins, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Dec 13, 2010 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."


If Jefferson County were a state, the number of confirmed cases of pertussis in the county would rank it tenth nationally. In a telephone interview this morning...

 

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Source: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20101222/NEWS03/312229979

Pertussis numbers falling, but outbreak isn't over
By REBECCA MADDEN
TIMES STAFF WRITER
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2010


The numbers of newly confirmed pertussis cases in Jefferson and Lewis counties are decreasing, but public health officials say the outbreak is far from over...