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Whooping cough, croup cases on the rise 24 Nov 2005
...season has brought an increase in two other illnesses to the Asheville area: the respiratory system infection pertussis, also known as whooping cough, and croup ...
- Asheville Citizen-Times,
Whooping Cough Patient Was Never Notified 24 Nov 2005
...fine. She wasn't -- she walked around for more than a week with whooping cough -- very dangerous, and very easy to spread. Kaiser ...
- abc7news.com,
Beware Of Whooping Cough 24 Nov 2005
Local health officials say that whooping cough is on the rise in Williamson County. ... Whooping cough can cause death among infants. ...
- KXAN-TV,
Deirdre worries about Amy 24 Nov 2005
Amy, she enquires about Amy’s health, explaining to a worried Deirdre that Amy’s recent cough could be something more serious such as whooping cough. ...
- Digital Spy,
HEALTHY EMPLOYEES MORE PRODUCTIVE 24 Nov 2005
Gastroenteritis, chlamydia, whooping cough and mumps cases have risen in NSW in the past year, the latest communicable disease surveillance report shows. ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),
Whooping cough tapers off at school Nov 21, 2005
...and students posted on the school’s Web site explains the symptoms of the highly contagious bacterial infection, also called whooping cough, and cautioned ...
- Quad City Times,
Whooping cough is on the rise Nov 20, 2005
The Humboldt County Public Health Branch has reported an increase in local pertussis (whooping cough) cases this month. Since February ...
- Times-Standard,
Whooping cough cases reach a 45-year high Nov 21, 2005
I knew I was disrupting other people," van Aarde, 30, said. Doctors blame pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, for a spike in hacking fits nationwide. ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram,
'Alarming' whooping cough rise Nov 20, 2005
By JEREMY SCOTT. A dramatic increase in the incidence of whooping cough has prompted grave concern from Dubbo's health professionals. ...
- Dubbo Daily Liberal,
The way to whoop whooping cough Nov 21, 2005
Although the use of vaccines has decreased the incidence of childhood whooping cough, the causative agent, Bordetella pertussis, somehow remains endemic in ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Whooping Cough Outbreaks Plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
...(AP) Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young child and infecting people in 54 Kansas ...
- CBS News
Whooping Cough Outbreaks Plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
Nov 16, 2005 — Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young child and infecting people ...
- ABC News
Whooping Cough Outbreaks Plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
By ROXANA HEGEMAN. WICHITA, Kan. -- Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young child and ...
- Washington Post,
Whooping Cough Hits More than Half of Kansas Counties Nov 16, 2005
Reported cases of whooping cough have soared in Kansas this year, infecting people in more than half of the 105 counties and killing one young child. ...
- WIBW,
Whooping Cough Outbreaks Plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
WICHITA, Kan. - Whooping cough cases have soared more ... Kansas had 44 whooping cough cases in 2003, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. ...
- Herald News Daily,
Whooping cough cases climb in state Nov 16, 2005
Whooping cough cases have soared in Kansas so far this year, killing one young child and infecting people in 54 Kansas counties, health officials said Wednesday ...
- Kansas.com,
Health officials keep watch for whooping cough Nov 18, 2005
By Heather Clark. STEVENS POINT - Whooping cough is back, though it's not taking county officials' breath away yet. The first case ...
- Marshfield News Herald,
Doctors report first cases of whooping cough Nov 18, 2005
The first case of pertussis, or whooping cough, diagnosed at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this week marks the fourth or fifth in Portage County ...
- Stevens Point Journal,
Mobile infant infected with whooping cough Nov 17, 2005
A case of whooping cough, diagnosed in a Mobile infant, has prompted public health officials to reiterate the importance of childhood vaccinations. ...
- Mobile Register,
Cases of whooping cough risePublished: Friday, November 18, 2005 ... Nov 17, 2005
...even know it. Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, have been detected in 11 residents this year. Mild pertussis cases ...
- Elkhart Truth,
UWSP Student Diagnosed With Whooping Cough Nov 17, 2005
...freshman. She's one of more than 20 people who has been in close contact with a student now diagnosed with whooping cough. "There ...
- WSAW,
Whooping Cough Cases In Kansas Increase Tenfold Nov 17, 2005
Wichita, KS (AHN) - An outbreak of whooping cough cases in Kansas this year has resulted in the death of one child and the infection of 54 people statewide ...
- All Headline News
Officials cite steady increasein whooping cough cases Nov 17, 2005
WICHITA, Kan. - Cases of whooping cough have soared ... Kansas had 44 whooping cough cases in 2003, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. ...
- Joplin Globe,
A CASE OF WHOOPING COUGH HITS UWSP Nov 17, 2005
PERTUSSIS, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH, HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY A STUDENT AT UWSP. THE STUDENT IS BEING TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS ...
- WAOW,
Whooping Cough Rate High In Davis County Nov 18, 2005
...(KUTV) Davis County's whooping cough rate is higher ... The 2005 national rate for whooping cough is five per 100,000, while Davis County is around 20 per 100,000. ...
- KUTV,
Groups warn of whooping cough dangers Nov 18, 2005
Public-service broadcasts and billboards are warning people of the dangers of pertussis, known as whooping cough, and urging them to get children immunized. ...
- Salem Statesman Journal,
UWSP sees first case of whooping cough Nov 18, 2005
What: Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a contagious disease of the respiratory system, caused by bacteria found in the mouth, nose and throat of ...
- Wisconsin Daily Rapids Tribune,
Whooping cough cases up Nov 17, 2005
...and Kiowa counties. Whooping cough is highly contagious. It's especially dangerous to infants who haven't been fully vaccinated.
- KBSD,
Kansas whooping cough cases increase Nov 17, 2005
Whooping cough cases have doubled in Kansas this year, with Johnson County among the hardest hit areas. So far this year, there ...
- Kansas City Star,
Whooping cough on the rise in Stanislaus County Nov 17, 2005
The disease is a highly communicable, vaccine-preventable disease that lasts for many weeks and is characterized by persistent coughing sometimes followed with ...
- Ceres Courier,
Whooping cough growing Nov 17, 2005
Brandy was a little concerned when she found out a kid at Melinda’s school, Valley Center West and the two other elementary schools here have whooping cough. ...
- KBSD,
4 whooping cough cases in VC schools Nov 11, 2005
By Amy Houston. Sedgwick County has recorded 79 confirmed and probable cases of whooping cough this year--with at least four in Valley Center. ...
- Ark Valley News,
Whooping cough gets new attention Nov 10, 2005
A shot in a grown-up’s arm might save a baby’s life, federal health leaders said yesterday as they called for routine vaccination against whooping cough. ...
- Columbus Dispatch (subscription),
Whooping Cough Making Comeback In NorCal Nov 9, 2005
Whooping cough, also known as Pertussis, can be especially hard on babies, but adults are suseptible too. It's characterized at first by a dry hacking cough. ...
- CBS 13,
Whooping cough cases on the rise Nov 10, 2005
Nationwide, an increased number of whooping cough cases has been linked by health officials to a parental movement in recent decades against vaccinating for ...
- San Luis Obispo Tribune,
Whooping cough shots for adults urged Nov 9, 2005
New federal recommendations to vaccinate adults against whooping cough could help curb a highly contagious illness that has killed six babies this year in Texas ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription),
County sounds alarm on whooping cough Nov 10, 2005
An outbreak of whooping cough continues to worry parents and health officials in Stanislaus County, with a recent surge in cases reported in Turlock schools. ...
- Modesto Bee,
Whooping Cough Sweeping Kansas Nov 11, 2005
November 11 - Whooping cough is showing up more and more across Kansas. ... Whooping cough is often mistaken for a less dangerous cough or cold. ...
- KAKE,
Whooping cough continues to spread in Bozeman Nov 9, 2005
City-County Health Department has confirmed 14 new cases of pertussis -- a highly contagious bacterial infection also known as whooping cough -- and 11 of ...
- The Bozeman Daily Chronicle,
Turlock officials warning of outbreak of whooping cough Nov 10, 2005
School officials in Turlock are warning parents about an outbreak of whooping cough -- a highly contagious disease that can be fatal in children. ...
- KESQ,
Schools issue whooping cough warning Nov 9, 2005
A ninth-grade student at Bainbridge High School has a confirmed case of pertussis, the highly contagious disease also known as whooping cough. ...
- Bainbridge Island Review,
Whooping Cough Back In Pima County Nov 8, 2005
Earlier this year state health officials declared a outbreak of whooping cough all over Arizona, five-hundred cases were reported. ...
- KOLD-TV,
Whooping cough vaccine for adults hard to find Nov 10, 2005
Though public health officials are pushing adults to be vaccinated against whooping cough, finding the new shots is like a scavenger hunt in Central Texas. ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription),
Whooping cough spreads to Allegany County Nov 14, 2005
BOLIVAR — A Bolivar-Richburg Central School junior tested positive for whooping cough last week, school and Allegany County health officials said today. ...
- Olean Times Herald,
Whooping Cough Vaccine Not Just For Kids Anymore Oct 26, 2005
University have demonstrated that immunization with a new vaccine could potentially prevent more than a million cases of pertussis (whooping cough) each year ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Panel Recommends Whooping Cough Vaccine Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA -- Whooping cough is known for the sound victims make as they try to recover their breath after a coughing fit, but Colin Durkin was too young to ...
- Washington Post,
US panel urges whooping cough vaccine for adults Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA (Reuters) - US adults should be vaccinated against whooping cough to stop its spread among infants, who are especially vulnerable to the potentially ...
- Reuters
Panel Recommends Hepatitis A Vaccine for Children and Whooping ... Oct 26, 2005
26 - Every toddler in the country should be immunized against hepatitis A, and every adult should receive booster doses of whooping cough vaccine, a panel ...
- New York Times,
New Guidance on Adult Whooping Cough Vaccination Endorsed by ... Oct 26, 2005
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that adults should be protected against whooping cough ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Whooping cough cases spike in county Oct 25, 2005
Reports of whooping cough have risen dramatically in the St. Louis region, with six recent cases in Rockwood schools alone. The ...
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Whooping cough cases leveling off Nov 3, 2005
SALAMANCA - While the number of confirmed whooping cough cases in Cattaraugus County has leveled off at 42, a new case — and two probable cases — were ...
- Olean Times Herald,
Whooping cough spreads from Portville Oct 28, 2005
OLEAN — The number of whooping cough cases in Portville Central School District has more than tripled this week and it’s has begun to spread to other ...
- Olean Times Herald,
Whooping cough reported in Portville Oct 26, 2005
PORTVILLE — Eleven cases of pertussis — or whooping cough — have been confirmed at Portville Central School, Cattaraugus County health officials said ...
- Olean Times Herald,
Whooping Cough Reports Increase In Utah Nov 2, 2005
Last year there were 155 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, in Utah, while more than 450 cases were reported in the first 10 months this year. ...
- KUTV,
More whooping cough cases confirmed Oct 31, 2005
OLEAN — Confirmed cases of whooping cough centered in the Portville Central School District neared 40 today, Cattaraugus County health officials said. ...
- Olean Times Herald,
Boosting against whooping cough Oct 25, 2005
It wasn't until a second emergency room visit that doctors heard him gasping for air: Owen had whooping cough, a contagious respiratory infection that can be ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Common Cold or Whooping Cough? Tips to Tell the Difference Nov 4, 2005
A coughing spell could have parents watching the clock. Three cases of whooping cough were reported recently at Eau Claire North High School. ...
- WQOW,
Whooping cough booster shot gains support Oct 24, 2005
24 (UPI) -- Researchers say a new vaccine potentially could prevent more than a million cases of whooping cough each year in adolescents and adults. ...
- United Press International
Saline County Sees Possible Whooping Cough Outbreak Oct 24, 2005
Bryant - Parents in Saline County are on alert for a possible outbreak of Pertussis, or whooping cough. Reports say two elementary ...
- KATV,
Whooping cough shot effective Oct 25, 2005
Two safer new vaccines against whooping cough could prevent up to 1 million cases among US teenagers and adults each year and keep them from infecting children ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,
Possible Whooping Cough Outbreak Nov 3, 2005
November 3 - A Kansas community is battling a possible outbreak of whooping cough. The Harvey County Health Department announced ...
- KAKE,
Rockwood Students Fight Whooping Cough Oct 26, 2005
...(KSDK) - Some second graders in Ballwin are taking antibiotics in hopes of stopping an outbreak of whooping cough. The Rockwood ...
- KSDK,
Whooping cough cases double Nov 3, 2005
Parents are being urged to get their children immunised against whooping cough following news that the number of cases in the West Midlands has nearly doubled ...
- ic Birmingham.co.uk,
Whooping cough vaccine equally effective for adults Oct 25, 2005
A study by researchers at Saint Louis University has found that the vaccine administered to children to protect them from whooping cough does not have life ...
- Webindia123,
Whooping Cough in Carlisle Nov 1, 2005
Carlisle, November 1st, 2005- Parents in Carlisle are being warned about whooping cough. T he school district says it has confirmed ...
- WHO-TV,
Health: Whooping Cough, Gum, Brisk Walks Oct 27, 2005
...children. Plus, why a brisk walk may make all the difference when it comes to your health. Whooping cough is not just for kids. Health ...
- CBS 3,
Doctors recommend whooping cough vaccine Oct 27, 2005
A national panel has recommended that vaccine to guard against whooping cough be added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for adults. ...
- Gadsden Times (subscription),
3 UW-Whitewater Students Have Whooping Cough Nov 2, 2005
...infected students. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, affects the respiratory tract, is contagious and can be deadly. Symptoms ...
- Milwaukee Channel.com,
138 students in Portville get whooping cough booster shots Nov 1, 2005
PORTVILLE — More than 130 Portville Central School students received a whooping cough booster shot Monday at a vaccination clinic at the school. ...
- Olean Times Herald,
SLU Researchers Show Whooping Cough Vaccine Works Oct 28, 2005
LOUIS (AP) -- Researchers at Saint Louis University say they've shown that a new vaccine could prevent more than a million cases of whooping cough each year. ...
- KSDK,
Whooping Cough Cases Raise Concerns Oct 25, 2005
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A rash of whooping cough cases in St. ... Students at the school have been vaccinated against whooping cough, but the St. ...
- KSDK,
Panel Asks Parents To Help Stop Whooping Cough Oct 29, 2005
...(WCCO) Cases of whooping cough have increased almost seven-fold in Minnesota in recent years. Two years ago, Minnesota had 207 cases of whooping cough. ...
- WCCO,
Whooping cough shot for older youths now in demand Oct 31, 2005
Parents of adolescents are actually asking him about the new whooping cough vaccine booster for youths from 10 to 18 years old, with many moms and dads wanting ...
- Henderson Gleaner,
More whooping cough cases confirmed Oct 24, 2005
About a dozen new cases of whooping cough have been identified at the Babbitt-Embarrass School where a teacher aide was diagnosed with the illness over a week ...
- Tower Timberjay News,
Whooping cough vaccine for adults Oct 27, 2005
Previously, the whooping cough vaccine was reserved for children seven years old or younger. Infection control experts at Archbold ...
- WALB-TV,
Cough caution: Muscatine medicos advise public to be on the ... Nov 18, 2005
MUSCATINE, Iowa - With 15 cases of whooping cough reported recently in Muscatine County, local health officials and schools are advising parents to watch their ...
- Muscatine Journal,
Oral typhoid vaccine is tested Nov 22, 2005
Whooping cough vaccine is effective (October 12, 2005) -- Scientists in Washington say a vaccine to protect against Bordetella pertussis infection -- or ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Whooping cough outbreaks plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
WICHITA, Kan. - Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young child and infecting people in ...
- Grand Forks Herald,
Whooping cough outbreaks plague Kansas Nov 16, 2005
By ROXANA HEGEMAN. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Whooping cough cases have soared more than tenfold in Kansas so far this year compared to 2003, killing one young ...
- MLive.com,
Whooping cough makes an unexpected comeback Nov 15, 2005
Aarde, 30, said. Doctors blame pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, for a spike in hacking fits nationwide. Despite decades ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,
Whooping cough vaccine for adults hard to find Nov 11, 2005
Though public health officials are pushing adults to be vaccinated against whooping cough, finding the new shots is like a scavenger hunt in Central Texas. ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription),
Cough attacks Nov 20, 2005
However, with whooping cough, also known as Bordatella Pertussis (or just Pertussis), the vaccines are being proven to have age failure, as Fort Hays State ...
- Bowling Green News,
CDC urges whooping cough vaccine for adults Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA - US adults should be vaccinated against whooping cough to stop its spread among infants, who are especially vulnerable to the potentially fatal ...
- MSNBC
US panel urges whooping cough vaccine for adults Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - US adults should be vaccinated against whooping cough to stop its spread among infants, who are especially vulnerable to the ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Doctors recommend whooping cough vaccine Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA - Whooping cough is known for the sound victims make as they try to recover their breath after a coughing fit, but Colin Durkin was too young to ...
- Tallahassee.com,
Doctors recommend hepatitis vaccine for all children, whooping ... Oct 26, 2005
The action was an attempt to help prevent whooping cough deaths of infants who can catch it from adults who may not know they are infected. ...
- North County Times,
Panel recommends whooping cough vaccine Oct 26, 2005
ATLANTA (AP) — Whooping cough is known for the sound victims make as they try to recover their breath after a coughing fit, but Colin Durkin was too young to ...
- MLive.com,
Doctors recommend whooping cough vaccine Oct 27, 2005
ATLANTA (AP) — A national panel has recommended that vaccine to guard against whooping cough be added to the tetanus-diphtheria booster shot for adults. ...
- AL.com,
Newton students being treated for whooping cough Nov 3, 2005
Two Newton High School students are being treated for pertussis -- whooping cough -- and at least 14 other students have been tested, though no other cases ...
- Kansas.com,
Whooping Cough Vaccine Promising Oct 28, 2005
Louis University have demonstrated immunization with a new vaccine could potentially prevent more than a million cases of pertussis (whooping cough) each year ...
- All Headline News
Davis County pertussis rate is four times the national average Nov 20, 2005
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) -- Davis County's whooping cough rate is higher than the state's average and four times the national rate, according to data from the ...
- The Casper Star Tribune,
Pertussis in County on the increase Nov 22, 2005
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Public Health Branch has reported an increase in local pertussis (whooping cough) cases this November. ...
- The Eureka Reporter,
Cameron: I don't care how they say it - whooping cough is a big ... Nov 11, 2005
I have whooping cough, which means, if you come from a family like mine, that instead of expressing concern over my condition, everyone wants to argue over how ...
- Rocky Mountain News,
PKIDs (Parents of Kids With Infectious Diseases) Commends New ... Oct 26, 2005
Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases, applauds the new pertussis immunization recommendations for adult immunization against whooping cough, a highly ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Veterans claim evidence of 'guinea pig' vaccine trials Nov 19, 2005
It talks about improving the efficiency of the anthrax vaccine by using licensed whooping cough vaccine or "an unlicensed adjuvant" and using double doses of ...
- Yorkshire Post Today,
Myanmar continues to make efforts in disease eradication Nov 21, 2005
Extended vaccination is also being constantly given to young children against diseases such as diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles and TB, the ...
- People's Daily Online,
Boost of Protection 03 Oct 2005
The shot provides protection from tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. Given before kindergarten, the shot could last 10 or more years. ...
- Quad City Times
1.4 million children could be saved with vaccines 03 Oct 2005
An estimated 1.4 children under five years of age die unnecessarily each year from measles, whooping cough or tetanus, all of them preventable with vaccines ...
- Scoopt.org
UN: 1.4 Million Children Die Annually of Diseases Due to Lack of ... 03 Oct 2005
UNITED NATIONS About 1.4 million children under age 5 die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented by ...
- RedNova.com
Child vaccination earns Tanzania high marks 03 Oct 2005
...the United Nations Children's Fund as making steady positive progress in fighting such diseases as measles, hemophilia, influenza type B, whooping cough and neo ...
- People's Daily Online
1.4 million children could be saved with vaccines 03 Oct 2005
UNITED NATIONS - An estimated 1.4 children under five years of age die unnecessarily each year from measles, whooping cough or tetanus, all of them preventable ...
- Leading The Charge
Small NC museum making big changes to preserve Cherokee history 03 Oct 2005
...detachment (Jesse Bushyhead), when they left (summer 1838), how many made the trip (about 300) and the illness that awaited many of them (whooping cough). ...
- News & Observer
Reno Co. among top five Kansas counties in whooping cough cases Sep 30, 2005
1, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has received 141 reports of confirmed cases of the disease, more commonly known as whooping cough. ...
- Hutchinson News
Classes canceled due to whooping cough Sep 30, 2005
MONONA, Iowa Classes are canceled today in the Monona MFL Mar-Mac School District in northeast Iowa because of the whooping cough. ...
- WHO-TV
Whooping cough case reported Sep 30, 2005
Place is warning parents to watch for colds that include a violent uncontrollable cough after a 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with whooping cough earlier this ...
- Concord Monitor
Schools Take Precautions Against Whooping Cough Sep 28, 2005
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Several Iowa schools districts are taking precautions to prevent the spread of whooping cough. In the past month ...
- Iowa Channel.com
Whooping cough cases on the rise Sep 29, 2005
Statewide, there are 141 confirmed cases and 166 probable cases of what is commonly known as whooping cough. Fifty-four counties have at least one case. ...
- Lawrence Journal World
Viroqua school closes amid whooping cough outbreak Sep 28, 2005
The Pleasant Ridge Waldorf School in Viroqua announced Tuesday it would close for the remainder of the week due to an outbreak of whooping cough. ...
- LaCrosse Tribune
More cases of whooping cough Sep 28, 2005
By Michael Schwanke. State health officials call it a significant increase. Cases of whooping cough have more than doubled in the past year. ...
- KBSD
Whooping cough cases on the rise Sep 20, 2005
California is seeing a dramatic increase in pertussis, or whooping cough, mirroring a national trend, state health officials announced Monday. ...
- San Jose Mercury News
California whooping cough cases surge Sep 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- Nearly three times as many whooping cough cases have been reported in California this year compared to 2004, according to the state Department ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Whooping cough cases up statewide Sep 21, 2005
FAIRFIELD - Whooping cough cases are on the rise in California, prompting state health officials to recommend parents protect their infants with timely ...
- Fairfield Daily Republic
Whooping cough popping up again around Iowa Sep 23, 2005
That's the message from health officials with the Ottumwa School District, who hope to avoid another outbreak of whooping cough this school year. ...
- Ottumwa Courier
Protect Your Family From Whooping Cough Sep 22, 2005
PITTSBURGH -- Whooping cough can be described as an awful coughing spell that, in severe cases, can be deadly. Once thought to be ...
- WPXI.com
State sees rise in whooping cough Sep 20, 2005
Whooping cough cases have mushroomed in California, spurring health officials to call for adolescent use of the newly approved booster shots to slow spread of ...
- Sacramento Bee
Vaccine, hand washing can prevent whooping cough Sep 25, 2005
A recently approved vaccine combined with good hygiene could prevent wide-spread whooping cough outbreaks in central Wisconsin schools, health officials say. ...
- Stevens Point Journal
Whooping cough worries growing in Iowa Sep 22, 2005
ELKADER, IA - About 25 students in the Elkader Central School District are quarantined after three cases of whooping cough surfaced last week. ...
- Cedar Rapids Gazette
Whooping cough concerns increase in Iowa Sep 22, 2005
ELKADER, Iowa (AP) -- About 25 students in the Elkader Central School District have been asked to stay home after three cases of whooping cough surfaced last ...
- Sioux City Journal
Whooping cough cases increase; supply of new vaccines is spotty Sep 22, 2005
Whooping cough is making its way back into Iowa schools, and new vaccines to prevent it aren't yet available to everyone. The disease ...
- DesMoinesRegister.com
Whooping cough cases on the rise Sep 19, 2005
Cases of whooping cough, once among the most common diseases of childhood before the advent of vaccines, have almost tripled this year in California, state ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription)
Whooping cough outbreak in county declared 'fully contained' Sep 24, 2005
Santa Barbara County health officials are confident they have contained a September outbreak of whooping cough that forced warnings at local schools. ...
- Santa Barbara News-Press (subscription)
Students quarantined after whooping cough scare Sep 22, 2005
ELKADER, Iowa About 25 students in a northeastern Iowa school district have been quarantined after three cases of whooping cough surfaced last week. ...
- WOI
Whooping Cough Outbreak Sep 20, 2005
Three cases of whooping cough are confirmed at Central Community School in Elkader. School officials are working to keep the disease from spreading. ...
- KWWL
Officials Confirms Cases Of Whooping Cough In Warren County Sep 20, 2005
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed there have been five cases of whooping cough in Warren County since August. ...
- Iowa Channel.com
California Reports Large Increase in Whooping Cough Cases Sep 20, 2005
California has reported nearly three times as many cases of whooping cough so far this year as it did during the same period in 2004, says the state's ...
- HealthCentral.com
California whooping cough cases surge, mirroring national trend Sep 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California health officials are reporting a rising number of whooping cough cases. More than 12-hundred whooping ...
- KGET 17
California whooping cough cases surge, mirroring national trend Sep 20, 2005
More than 12-hundred whooping cough cases -- or three times as many cases -- have been reported this year compared to last year. ...
- KESQ
Whooping Cough in Iowa Sep 22, 2005
Des Moines, September 22nd, 2005- Over the past two months, 83 counties in Iowa have reported at least one case of whooping cough. ...
- WHO-TV
California Whooping Cough Cases Surge Sep 20, 2005
More than 1,200 whooping cough cases have been reported this year, which is triple the number reported last year. Four resulted ...
- NBC Sandiego.com
Schools Ready to Fight Whooping Cough Sep 19, 2005
For a while, the infection was almost wiped out, but even before the recent reported cases in our area, one local school district was getting ready. ...
- KIMT
Whooping cough increases Sep 22, 2005
Queensland Health today urged parents to ensure all family members are immunised against whooping cough, following a significant increase in cases in the ...
- Tenterfield Star
Cases of whooping cough reported on Kodiak Island Sep 21, 2005
By KRISTEN INBODY. In 2004, Alaska had 14 reported cases of whooping cough, none locally. This year there have already been 82 cases. ...
- Kodiak Daily Mirror
Doctor advocates booster shots to help guard against whooping ... Sep 23, 2005
...shot, he said. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract. Infants are vaccinated ...
- Green Bay Press Gazette
Whooping cough alert in Sandwell Sep 22, 2005
Parents living in Sandwell are being urged to protect their babies against whooping cough after four cases were confirmed in a fortnight. ...
- ic Birmingham.co.uk
Whooping Cough Cases Increasing Amongst Teens Sep 8, 2005
8, 2005, on Channel 4 Action News at 5 pm. Whooping cough is not just for babies anymore. ... Pertussis, or whooping cough, was nearly wiped out 30 years ago. ...
- Pittsburgh Channel.com
Whooping cough shots recommended for preteens, adults Sep 15, 2005
For the first time, health officials recommend adolescents and adults get booster shots against whooping cough. At the Pima County ...
- KVOA.com
County warns schools about whooping cough outbreak Sep 14, 2005
The Santa Barbara County Health Department issued a warning to schools Tuesday regarding a whooping cough outbreak that started this summer with one girl who ...
- Santa Barbara News-Press (subscription)
Get immunized for whooping cough, health officials urge Sep 13, 2005
...the importance of getting immunized too or getting their older children booster shots; especially when it comes to pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. ...
- Beaver County Times
Be on alert for whooping cough in Brown County Sep 2, 2005
County and De Pere Health Departments and the Oneida Community Health Center are asking the public to be alert to possible cases of whooping cough, also known ...
- Green Bay Press Gazette
Health Officials Warn About Whooping Cough Sep 14, 2005
Health officials want you to be on the lookout for pertussis or whooping cough. Confirmed cases have now been reported in both Cerro ...
- KIMT
New Booster Shots for Whooping Cough Sep 16, 2005
...after your last tetanus shot. So far this year, Marathon County has seen 36 cases of whooping cough. The county's health department ...
- WSAW
Whooping Cough Making A Comeback Sep 12, 2005
...(WCCO) A new booster vaccine will be available this month to help protect adults and teenagers against Pertussis, or whooping cough. ...
- WCCO
500 Cases of Whooping Cough Reported Statewide Sep 13, 2005
A lingering statewide outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) in Arizona has reached 500 confirmed or probable cases, prompting state Health Director Susan ...
- KPHO Phoenix
Whooping cough booster in the works Ask Dr. H Mitchell Hecht Sep 6, 2005
Q: I recently read that doctors are going to start recommending getting a vaccine for whooping cough along with a tetanus booster. ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Cases of whooping cough climbs Aug 31, 2005
By JESSICA WAMBACH. Physicians have confirmed 130 cases of whooping cough in Yakima County this summer — twice as many as last year's total. ...
- El Sol de Yaquima
Whooping Cough Cases Climb in Alaska Aug 31, 2005
...one from Klawock. In 2004, there were only a total of 11 cases of whooping cough reported in the entire state. However, some of ...
- MedPage Today
California Whooping Cough Cases Surge Sep 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES Sep 20, 2005 — Nearly three times as many whooping cough cases have been reported in California this year compared to 2004, according to the ...
- ABC News
California Whooping Cough Cases Surge Sep 20, 2005
LOS ANGELES— Nearly three times as many whooping cough cases have been reported in California this year compared to 2004, according to the state Department ...
- Worcester Telegram (subscription)
Whooping cough concerns increase in Iowa Sep 22, 2005
ELKADER (AP) -- About 25 students in the Elkader Central School District are quarantined after three cases of whooping cough surfaced last week. ...
- Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Increase In California Whooping Cough Cases Sep 20, 2005
Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - According to the state Department of Health Services, almost three times as many whooping cough cases have been reported in California ...
- All Headline News
Whooping Cough Cases On Rise In California Sep 20, 2005
...(AP) LOS ANGELES Nearly three times as many whooping cough cases have been reported in ... Nationally, whooping cough cases rose sharply starting in the 1990s. ...
- CBS 5
Bergen County briefs Sep 30, 2005
...colors. RAMSEY - Two students at Wesley D. Tisdale Elementary School have been diagnosed with whooping cough. School administrators ...
- NorthJersey.com
The Medical Minute: Vaccinations -- not just kids' stuff Sep 28, 2005
Currently children are vaccinated against 11 different afflictions before they start school: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus (lockjaw), polio ...
- Penn State Live
Public health serves the Gulf Oct 2, 2005
...floodwaters, 30 people got staph infections, rescue workers suffered serious skin infections from floodwater exposure, one infant got whooping cough and many ...
- Denver Post
Looking Backward - News from the Past Oct 2, 2005
Oct. 2, 1995: Jefferson County public health officials are reporting a sharp increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in both adults and children. ...
- Watertown Daily Times (subscription)
Equine 'flu jumps species in America Sep 30, 2005
...has been infecting dogs for some time, as the symptoms are very similar to common "kennel cough", a bacterial disease related to whooping cough in children. ...
- Horse & Hound Online
Your child’s health | with Dr Fridah Afandi Sep 20, 2005
I took her to a doctor who said she was suffering from whooping cough. What kind of cough is this and how does one catch it? Whooping ...
- Kenya's Daily Nation (subscription)
Bug hits 17 in one family Sep 23, 2005
...it occurred, it so worried the girl's mother that she took her to the doctor, where a bacteria culture revealed the little girl had pertussis -- whooping cough ...
- Kalamazoo Gazette
Scientist Recommends Isolation for Animals Showing Signs of Canine ... Sep 26, 2005
...mimics "kennel cough," a common disease usually caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, a bacterium related to the one that causes whooping cough in children. ...
- New York Times
UNICEF: 1.4M children's deaths preventable Sep 29, 2005
UNITED NATIONS -- About 1.4 million children under age 5 die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented by ...
- Seattle Post Intelligencer
1.4 million children could be saved with vaccines Sep 29, 2005
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An estimated 1.4 children under five years of age die unnecessarily each year from measles, whooping cough or tetanus, all of them ...
- Reuters.uk
Attack on Sudan camp kills 29, UN reports Sep 30, 2005
Vaccinations urged: About 1.4 million children younger than 5 die each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented by ...
- Seattle Times
UNICEF Says Preventable Diseases Kill 1.4 Million Children ... Sep 30, 2005
Nevertheless, 1.4 million children under five die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough, tetanus and other preventable diseases. ...
- Voice of America
Bird Flu: Britain-Brazil vaccine link Oct 1, 2005
The Butantan Institute, which produces 200 million doses of vaccines each year for such diseases as tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, hepatitis, rabies and ...
- Ireland Online
One in four infants still at risk from vaccine preventable ... Sep 29, 2005
...diseases. The major killers are measles, haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), whooping cough (pertussis) and neonatal tetanus. These ...
- Harold Doan and Associates (press release)
More funding, stronger efforts needed to continue vaccinations Sep 30, 2005
UNITED NATIONS - About 1.4 million children younger than 5 die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented ...
- Contra Costa Times
Study Finds Missed Vaccinations Kill 1.4 Million Children ... Sep 30, 2005
AHN) - The UN children’s agency reports about 1.4 million children under the age of five die unnecessarily each year from measles, whooping cough and other ...
- All Headline News
Four additional cases Sep 20, 2005
Four new cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been diagnosed in Hill County, health officials said Monday. The cases are ...
- The Havre Daily News
Universal Vaccination Key to Anti-Poverty Goals Sep 30, 2005
The major childhood killers preventable with vaccination are measles, haemophilus influenzae type b, whooping cough and neonatal tetanus. ...
- Inter Press Service (subscription)
Civil War medicine a challenge Sep 30, 2005
...diseases to which Civil War recruits were susceptible: Whether you were from the South or the North, you had little immunity to whooping cough, measles, mumps ...
- The Free Lance-Star
UNICEF: 1.4M Children's Deaths Preventable Sep 29, 2005
UNITED NATIONS Sep 29, 2005 — About 1.4 million children under age 5 die needlessly each year from measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily ...
- ABC News
Vaccines For Preventable Diseases Not Reaching All Children Sep 29, 2005
...to a new UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, report 1.4 million children under five years of age die unnecessarily each year from measles, whooping cough or tetanus. ...
- All Headline News
Shot Talk Sep 16, 2005
12. Dr. Freed says, "Pertussis or Whooping Cough is actually getting to be more common in adolescence and older children.". The vaccine ...
- WOWT
Students start the year with shot of confidence Sep 5, 2005
...college freshmen receive a meningitis vaccination and that 11- and 12-year-olds receive both the meningitis vaccination and a booster against whooping cough. ...
- Centre Daily Times
Book tells Maori to enjoy gambling, smoking and fatty foods Sep 25, 2005
Anti-gambling research is "rubbish" and Maori babies do not benefit from routine childhood vaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio ...
- Stuff.co.nz
ICRC – Bulletin No. 34 - SUDAN Sep 26, 2005
...the ICRC is supporting the Sudanese health authorities in their vaccination campaigns against polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, whooping cough and measles. ...
- Reuters AlertNet
European Medicines Agency Recommends Suspension of Hexavac Sep 20, 2005
...the long-term protection against hepatitis B. Hexavac is a vaccine for infants and children against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), hepatitis ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release)
Altachem Pharma Ltd. - Corporate Update Sep 27, 2005
CDK platforms. It also has a profitable product in Accu-MAb(TM), a monoclonal-based diagnostic kit for whooping cough. The Company ...
- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)
Flu season is here: Are you prepared? Sep 26, 2005
...children. Wilson said there have been isolated cases of measles and whooping cough outbreaks in certain areas of the United States. ...
- Cadillac News
AROUND NORTH IOWA Sep 29, 2005
The local school joined a growing list of others in Iowa with students coming down with whooping cough. The contagious disease is treatable but easily spread. ...
- Belmond Independent
Killer instinct Sep 27, 2005
Andrews, who thinks the whooping cough she had the year before last weakened her during tryouts, believes her improved play on the court is part of a natural ...
- TheReporter.com
News briefs from California's Central Coast Sep 14, 2005
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Health officials warned Santa Barbara County school officials about a whooping cough outbreak that started this summer with a girl ...
- San Jose Mercury News
Canadian children still don't have equal access to all recommended ... Sep 25, 2005
In recent years, vaccines have been introduced to protect against varicella, adolescent pertussis (whooping cough) and certain forms of meningitis ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Wildcats win again, McNamara returns Sep 28, 2005
Tanner McNamara's time. McNarmara missed a lot of the early season practices after contracting whooping cough. Finally healthy, he ...
- DeSoto Explorer
Human Tracks Sep 28, 2005
...a suicide on the train tracks and death from knife wounds, to deaths from tuberculosis, diphtheria, cancer, typhoid fever, whooping cough, dropsy, cholera ...
- LA Weekly
Post-hurricane, CDC takes inventory of illnesses Sep 28, 2005
One case of pertussis -- whooping cough -- was diagnosed in a 2-month-old infant rescued from a roof in New Orleans and taken to Tennessee, the disease agency ...
- CNN
Why Historians Have a Stake in the Debate Over Evolution Sep 25, 2005
Smallpox, measles, whooping cough, chicken pox, typhoid fever, cholera and yellow fever, among others, spread ferociously in the “virgin soil? of Native ...
- History News Network
The wrong cost-cutting Sep 25, 2005
The largest HMO in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast has told pediatricians that a tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccine is not worth the ...
- Palm Beach Post
Menendez hosts biennial Children's Immunization Day Sep 3, 2005
States, having eliminated diseases such as small pox and polio, and reducing measles, diphtheria, rubella, pertussis, also known as whooping cough, by 99 ...
- West New York Reporter
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