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Whooping cough cases surge in Floyd County
By WSLS-TV Staff Reports
Published: April 05, 2011
FLOYD COUNTY, VA --
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) confirms to WSLS 10 On Your Side Health Team, that doctors are seeing a surge in cases of whooping cough in Floyd County.
Dr. Molly O'Dell, director of the New River Health District, says there have been five laboratory confirmed cases from Floyd County, and between 20-30 cases reported by family doctors...
Whooping cough outbreak closes Blue Mountain School in Floyd Co.
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Update: 3:30 p.m.
Blue Mountain School's director, Shelly Emmett, released the following statement to the media this afternoon:
"Several lab-confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have prompted a week-long suspension of classes at Blue Mountain School in Floyd. To limit the spread of the illness and allow students and staff to seek treatment, classes have been canceled until Monday, April 11. Make-up days have been added to the school calendar in April, May, and June.
