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NYS: 2012 Whooping cough cases

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Source: http://www.smithtownradio.com/2012/01/10/0104/another-case-of-whooping-cough-in-commack/

Another Case of ?Whooping Cough? in Commack
Posted by James Brierton on Jan 10, 2012
School district officials again warn of contagious disease

Commack, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) ? Commack School District officials warned parents again about a new case of ?whooping cough? Friday.

This time the case of Pertussis, or ?whooping cough? as it is commonly known, was diagnosed at John Mandracchia Sawmill Intermediate School.

In December, district officials reported a student at the high school had been diagnosed...
 
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Source: http://www.27east.com/news/article....-Diagnosed-in-Westhampton-Beach-Middle-School

Whooping Cough Diagnosed in Westhampton Beach Middle School
Publication: The Southampton Press
By Lisa Finn Jan 17, 2012 4:31 PM
Jan 17, 2012 6:11 PM

An eighth-grade student the Westhampton Beach Middle School has contracted whooping cough, school and Suffolk County officials said, bringing the total number of cases diagnosed in the Westhampton Beach School District to three...

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Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/19/health-alert-whooping-cough-in-westhampton-beach/
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Health Alert: Whooping Cough In Westhampton Beach
January 19, 2012 9:57 AM

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY (CBSNewYork) - There is another whooping cough outbreak on Long Island.

WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs On The Story

The latest outbreak is in Westhampton Beach, where three students suffered the respiratory infection...
 
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Source: http://www.smithtownradio.com/2012/01/24/1326/third-whooping-cough-case-in-commack-reported/

Third Whooping Cough Case in Commack (Suffolk Co.)

Posted by James Brierton
January - 24 - 2012 0 Comments

The respiratory disease has spread to Burr Intermediate School

Commack, NY (SmithtownRadio.com) ? Parents of the Commack School District are being warned about a new case of whooping cough for the second time this month.

An individual who attends Burr Intermediate School has been diagnosed with the highly contagious respiratory disease, the Suffolk County Division of Public Health says in a letter published Monday.

Earlier this month, the school district announced someone at John Mandracchia Sawmill Intermediate School had been diagnosed...
 
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Source: http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/Whooping-cough-concerns/sfdY2pSaCk-X5Fpqv54xNQ.cspx

Whooping cough concerns
Reported by: Julie Tremmel
Email: julietremmel@fox23news.com
Updated: 1/27 11:32 pm

Health officials in two different Capital Region counties are working extra hours trying to keep several confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, under control in their communities. So far both Fulton and Montgomery counties each have two confirmed cases of the nasty cough that can lead to pneumonia and bacterial infections in infants, and those who have compromised immune systems...
 
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Source: http://www.riverheadlocal.com/local-news/4390-another-case-of-whooping-cough-in-riverhead-schools

Another case of whooping cough in Riverhead schools
Last Updated on Tuesday, January 31 2012 18:24 Tuesday, January 31 2012 18:17
Written by Denise Civiletti

Another case of whooping cough has been confirmed in Riverhead Central School District.

Schools Superintendent Nancy Carney sent a letter home to parents today informing them that the district was notified of a confirmed case of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in the Riley Avenue Elementary School.

This is the second case of the contagious bacterial infection during the current school year. A case was confirmed at the high school in early December...
 
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Source: http://www.lohud.com/article/201202...ping-cough-identified-Putnam-school-districts

Whooping cough identified in Putnam school districts
5:28 PM, Feb. 9, 2012 |
Written by
Michael Risini

CARMEL ? The Carmel school district is alerting parents that several cases of whooping cough have been diagnosed in local students, including one in Kent Elementary School.

In a letter sent home today and posted on the district?s website, www.carmelschools.org, school officials cautioned parents to be on the lookout for the highly contagious disease and to make sure their children have been vaccinated. Adults should also receive a booster shot.

Cases have also been reported in the Mahopac and Brewster school districts...
 
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Source: http://thelcn.com/2012/02/student-diagnosed-whooping-cough/

Student diagnosed with whooping cough
By Sally Santora | Feb 16, 2012

Livingston County Public Health Director Joan Ellison confirms that there is one student in the Avon Central School District who has been diagnosed with Pertussis or whooping cough as it is commonly called.

The health department issued a public notice...
 
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Source: http://commack.patch.com/articles/commack-district-reports-fourth-whooping-cough-case

Commack District Reports Fourth Whooping Cough Case

Individual from Burr Intermediate is currently receiving treatment, according to message from superintendent.

* By Kaitlyn Piccoli
* Email the author
* 5:00 pm

A fourth person within the Commack School District has been diagnosed with Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Superintendent Donald James confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 21 in a statement on the district website...
 
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Source: http://www.riverheadlocal.com/general-health-topics/4719-more-whooping-cough-in-riverhead

More whooping cough in Riverhead (Suffolk Co.)
Friday, March 02 2012 09:18
Written by Denise Civiletti

Another case of whooping cough has been confirmed in the Riverhead school district.

The newest case, the third announced by the district in the current school year, was confirmed in a student at Riverhead Middle School, according to a notice posted on the district website yesterday. Other confirmed cases were in students at Riley Avenue Elementary School in January and the high school in December...
 
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Source: http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/576259/increase-in-cases-of-whooping-cough/


03/07/2012 07:38 PM
Increase in cases of whooping cough
By: Web Staff
The New York State Department of Health is warning people about an increase in whooping cough cases around the state.


TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The New York State Department of Health is warning people about an increase in whooping cough cases around the state.

The health department reports that there were 13 cases of pertussis in Tompkins County in 2011 and already this year, they've had nine cases reported...
 
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Source: http://commack.patch.com/articles/commack-district-reports-fifth-whooping-cough-case

Commack District Reports Fifth Whooping Cough Case

Individual from Indian Hollow is currently receiving treatment, according to message from superintendent.

* By Kaitlyn Piccoli
* Email the author
* March 9, 2012

A fifth person within the Commack School District has been diagnosed with Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Superintendent Donald James confirmed Mooay in a statement on the district website...
 
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Source: http://commack.patch.com/articles/whooping-cough

Sixth Case of Whooping Cough Confirmed in Commack Schools

Case is the second reported at Commack High School.

* By Kaitlyn Piccoli
* Email the author
* March 13, 2012

A sixth person within the Commack School District has been diagnosed with Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, Superintendent Donald James confirmed Monday in a statement on the district website...
 
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Source: http://easthampton.patch.com/articles/another-case-of-whooping-cough-this-time-in-springs

Another Case of Whooping Cough, This Time in Springs

This is the second case of pertussis reported in the school districts in one week.

* By Taylor K. Vecsey
* Email the author
* 9:13 pm

Another case of pertussis has been reported ? this time in the Springs School.

On Wednesday, the district put up a notice on its website from the Suffolk County Department of Health Services...
 
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Source: http://easthamptonstar.com/?q=News/2012405/Whooping-Cough-Scare-Middle-School

Whooping Cough Scare In Middle School
Most kids vaccinated, but many adults are not
By Bridget LeRoy | April 5, 2012 - 12:30pm

Pertussis, the highly infectious bacterial disease also known as whooping cough, has made an appearance at the East Hampton Middle School, where one case was reported last week. A letter from the Suffolk County Department of Health was almost immediately put up on the East Hampton Union Free School District?s Web site, and was given to staff and parents at all the schools in the East Hampton system...
 
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Source: http://www.examiner.com/infectious-disease-in-rochester/new-york-whooping-cough-cases-climb

April 13, 2012
New York whooping cough cases climb
Charles Simmins

...The number of cases of pertussis in New York and in the United States continues to increase. New York has reported 671 whooping cough cases for 2012, with 137 of them coming from New York City. New York illnesses make up 12.5 percent of the national total of 5,353 reported cases of pertussis.

New York has ranked in the top three for states reporting whooping cough cases for several weeks. Wisconsin is first in week 14, with 846 pertussis cases reported for 2012. Washington, where a pertussis epidemic has been declared, is reporting 776 cases on its Health Department website and 626 in the MMWR, to place second. Thirteen states have reported over 100 cases of whooping cough. Minnesota and Oklahoma have reported none to date...
 
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