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Whooping Cough — Worldwide/Unknown
There have been 27 cases of whooping cough confirmed by the KDHE [Kansas Department of Health and Environment] in Barton County this year [2015]. The outbreak in Barton County started in December last year [2014] when an infant died from whooping cough. When more cases were confirmed, Barton County’s Health Department held a free TDaP [DTaP] vaccination clinic and had over 1000 people immunized.
Whooping cough can appear just like a cold or allergies when it first starts. “It depends on if