Babies Are at Higher Risk For Complications from Whooping Cough
December 5, 2010 (San Diego)00The pertussis epidemic has resulted in 41 hospitalizations, most of them infants, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced on December 1st. . The total number of whooping cough cases jumped to 960, including two infants who died.
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The County’s record high number of pertussis cases from 2005 has now doubled this year despite a state and local community outreach campaign urging residents to vaccinate themselves and their children.
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Seventy-Five Percent of Pertussis Cases are Children 18 Years of Age and Younger
October 22, 2010 (San Diego) -- A six-week-old infant, born prematurely, died last week after being diagnosed with pertussis at Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego, according to County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) officials today. This is the second death of an infant from whooping cough in San Diego County.
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Number of cases approaches 500 countywide as epidemic grows
September 8, 2010 (San Diego) -- County Health and Human Services Agency officials report 495 confirmed cases of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in 2010—triple the number last year. Today, the County announced dozens of new cases, including three in East County.
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Babies Are at Higher Risk For Complications from Whooping Cough
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