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Whooping cough cases triple in Mauricie and Central Quebec
Public health officials expect more people will become sick in the coming months
CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2015 12:15 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 10, 2015 1:30 PM ET
Quebec public health officials have confirmed an outbreak of whooping cough ? or pertussis ? has led to 151 confirmed cases in the Mauricie-Central Quebec region.
At the beginning of October, there were about 40 cases. Over the last month, that number has tripled.
The Mauricie-Central Quebec outbreak has mostly affected young children. Close to a dozen elementary schools, two high schools and at least ten daycares in the region reported cases of whooping cough earlier this fall.
The outbreak is already four times the annual average.
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Other provinces have also reported recent outbreaks in whooping cough. New Brunswick has reported about 40 cases while Prince Edward Island had 15 confirmed cases.
In Alberta, there were 182 confirmed cases by the end of the summer. In Manitoba, about 10 cases were reported.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...iple-in-mauricie-and-central-quebec-1.3312071
Public health officials expect more people will become sick in the coming months
CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2015 12:15 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 10, 2015 1:30 PM ET
Quebec public health officials have confirmed an outbreak of whooping cough ? or pertussis ? has led to 151 confirmed cases in the Mauricie-Central Quebec region.
At the beginning of October, there were about 40 cases. Over the last month, that number has tripled.
The Mauricie-Central Quebec outbreak has mostly affected young children. Close to a dozen elementary schools, two high schools and at least ten daycares in the region reported cases of whooping cough earlier this fall.
The outbreak is already four times the annual average.
...
Other provinces have also reported recent outbreaks in whooping cough. New Brunswick has reported about 40 cases while Prince Edward Island had 15 confirmed cases.
In Alberta, there were 182 confirmed cases by the end of the summer. In Manitoba, about 10 cases were reported.
...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...iple-in-mauricie-and-central-quebec-1.3312071