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PRO/EDR> Pertussis – USA (10): (KS) fatal, update

Whooping Cough -- Worldwide/UnknownThere 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 Read more [...]