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AAFP Launches Awareness Campaign for Pertussis Vaccination |
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| AAFP News Now |
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| August 25, 2009 |
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| "Although the CDC estimates
that 600,000 cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, occur each year in the
United States, only 2 percent of American adults received the tetanus
toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, or Tdap,
from 2005 through 2007, the agency says..." |
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Health Officials Warn of Whooping Cough |
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| Pensacola News Journal (Fla.) |
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| August 25, 2009 |
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| "With a large increase in
outbreaks of pertussis, commonly called whooping cough, health department
officials in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties want families to consider
booster vaccinations. 'In a normal year, there are three to five cases
reported,' said Dr. John Lanza, Escambia County Health Department director.
'But already in 2009, we have 50 cases.' Santa Rosa County also has had 50
cases of pertussis this year, epidemiologist Samantha Rivers said. Last
year, it had one. 'Pertussis has a natural four- to five-year waxing and
waning, and it's been that amount of time since the last (outbreak),' she
said. Pertussis is contagious, and especially dangerous to newborns too
young to get vaccinated, Lanza said. The vaccination is among those given to
infants at about 6 weeks of age. 'Because it can be dangerous for newborns,
it is important for the teenage and adult family members to talk with their
physician about getting vaccinated,' he said..." |
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Scientists Probe Pertussis Cases: CDC experts seek reason for high number in
county |
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| Durango Herald (Colo.) |
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| August 23, 2009 |
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| "Experts from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are in Durango looking for clues as to
why an unusually large percentage of the pertussis cases reported in
Colorado in 2009 occurred in La Plata County. 'It warrants investigation
because of the wide spectrum of symptoms atypical of pertussis,' Dr. Sema
Mandal said during an interview at the San Juan Basin Health Department.
It's not unusual for the CDC to investigate unusual trends such as the
extraordinarily high number of pertussis cases, but they do so only at the
invitation of state and local health authorities, said Matt Griffith, a CDC
epidemiologist. A CDC team visited the Four Corners in 1993 during a hanta
virus outbreak and more recently sent a team to New York to help with
investigation into H1N1 (swine) flu, Griffith said. Experience has taught
the CDC that it's important to get detailed histories of illnesses and not
to rule out anything, Mandal said..." |
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Whooping Cough Diagnosed in Tierrasanta Child |
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| June 24, 2009 |
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| "A 10-year-old student at a
Tierrasanta elementary school has been diagnosed with whooping cough,
the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
The child attends Kumeyaay Elementary School and was involved in a
Christian Youth Theater Group production in May, according to the HHSA.
'Whooping cough is very active this season and is highly
contagious,'said Dr. Wilma Wooten, the county's public health
officer..." |
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More Whooping Cough Reported in Buchanan County |
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| Gazette (Iowa) |
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| June 22, 2009 |
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| "More cases of whooping cough have
been reported in Buchanan County, in Northeastern Iowa. As of today, 11
cases have been confirmed, said Amy Marlow, director of Buchanan County
Public Health. The health department has contacted more than 300 people
who may have been in contact with patients who have the highly
contagious disease. Marlow said people who have had the disease or were
vaccinated as a child could still be susceptible to getting whooping
cough, also known as pertussis. Pertussis booster shots are combined
with tetanus shots, so adults and adolescents may need to get a tetanus
booster to be protected, she said. Cases in the county date back to
mid-May, making it difficult to determine the source..." |
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Risks: Pertussis Protection? Not From the Herd |
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| New York Times |
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| June 8, 2009 |
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| "The theory of herd immunity holds
that when most people in a group are vaccinated' everyone is protected —
even those who refuse the vaccine' as many families are doing these days
out of a belief that vaccinations cause autism and other illnesses. But
the theory does not appear to work well with whooping cough. Researchers
studied children enrolled in a Colorado health plan in the period 1996
to 2007' and found 156 laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis. They
recorded the vaccination status of each and matched them to 595 randomly
selected control subjects. After controlling for sex' age' season of
infection and other factors' they found that the unvaccinated children
were about 23 times as likely as vaccinated children to get whooping
cough. In other words' about 1 in 20 unvaccinated children were
infected' compared with 1 in 500 who were vaccinated. The study appears
in the June issue of Pediatrics..." |
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Why Advice on Oprah Could Make You Sick |
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| Newsweek |
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| June 5, 2009 |
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| "Wish Away Cancer! Get A Lunchtime
Face-Lift! Eradicate Autism! Turn Back The Clock! Thin Your Thighs! Cure
Menopause! Harness Positive Energy! Erase Wrinkles! Banish Obesity! Live
Your Best Life Ever!..." |
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Editorial: A Dangerous Denial; Parents Who Choose Not to Vaccinate Are
Imperiling Public Health |
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| Baltimore Sun |
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| June 1, 2009 |
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| "People believe all kinds of strange
things' and most of the time it doesn't matter. Trouble arises' however'
when their odd beliefs affect other people's health. Such'
unfortunately' is the case with parents who choose not to immunize their
children against diseases that killed and crippled millions before
vaccines were developed and made widely available. The anti-vaccine
movement is driven largely by parents who believe that certain vaccines
can cause autism' a suspicion that has been thoroughly investigated and
authoritatively debunked..." |
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Whooping Cough Case at School |
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| Evening Sun (Pennsylvania) |
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| May 27, 2009 |
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| "A recent visitor to Rolling Acres
Elementary who had been in 'close contact' with children later tested
positive for the contagious infection commonly known as 'whooping
cough,' according to a letter sent home with students on Friday.
Superintendent Donald Wills of the Littlestown Area School District said
he was pulled from a meeting at about 2:10 p.m. Friday to take a call
from the Pennsylvania Department of Health advising him of the
situation..." |
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Unvaccinated Children at Increased Risk, Study Finds |
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| Baltimore Sun |
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| May 26, 2009 |
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| "Children who are not vaccinated
against pertussis, or whooping cough, are 23 times more likely to
develop the disease than children who receive immunizations, according
to a study published online on Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, the
Baltimore Sun reports..." |
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Blog: Should a Former Playboy Model Trump an Experienced Health Care
Expert? You Decide |
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| Huffington Post |
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| May 22, 2009 |
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| "This weekend' Chicago-area parents
wondering whether or not to vaccinate their babies' toddlers' school-age
kids or teenagers face a tough decision when it comes to expert advice:
should they listen to Jenny McCarthy or to their pediatrician? McCarthy
is slated to give the key-note speech at the Autism One conference in
Rosemont on Saturday..." |
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Letter to the Editor: Taking Shots for the Greater Good |
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| TC Palm (FL) |
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| May 14, 2009 |
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| "Every day, as parents, we make
decisions we believe are in the best interest of our children...There is
another decision to be made: whether to vaccinate your child. The
difference here is that this choice not only affects your family, but
every family. There is ongoing debate whether vaccines cause autism.
Autism is a serious health concern that needs more funding and research
from government and pharmaceutical companies. To date, the evidence does
not support the theory that autism occurs from vaccinations. What we do
know is that life-threatening diseases are prevented with vaccinations.
Children don't have to suffer and die needlessly from diseases that are
preventable. This is why the American Academy of Pediatrics is very
strong in its recommendations for vaccines. Decades of scientific,
evidenced-based research prove that vaccines save lives. As parents, we
must not let fear overrule fact. I, too, fear autism, but the facts are
overwhelming in support of vaccinating my 9-month-old son. Because he is
not fully protected yet, he contracted a life-threatening illness which
vaccines easily prevent..." |
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Oh, Baby: Jennifer Lopez visits Key Biscayne |
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| Miami Herald |
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April 28, 2009 |
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| "Even at 8 in the morning on a
Saturday, the singer-actress also known as Jennifer Lopez was chirpy,
affable and sexy. She bounded on the stage at Key Biscayne's Crandon
Park to kick off the March of Dimes March for Babies 2009. Dressed in
tight white jeans and a hoodie, Lopez, 39, looked like anything but a
harried new mom, with huge movie-star sunglasses, dazzling smile and
long curls blowing in the wind. The 5,000-plus crowd -- peppered with
parents of premature infants -- went wild..." |
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Whooping Cough Reported in Northwestern Schools: District takes
precautions in light of 3 student cases |
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|
Morning Call (PA) |
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April 16, 2009 |
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"Three students in the Northwestern Lehigh School District have been
diagnosed with whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease
that could lead to pneumonia. Parents in the 2,400-student district
received a letter Wednesday informing them of the cases, which have
affected two students in the middle school and one at Northwestern
Elementary school. The district sent out automated phone and e-mail
messages as well, said Superintendent Susanne Meixsell. Any students
under the age of 7 who have not been vaccinated against whooping cough,
also known as pertussis, will not be able to return to school until a
family physician certifies that they do not have the disease, Meixsell
said..." |
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Whooping Cough Update: Students not vaccinated excluded from school |
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| Daily Record (Ohio) |
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| April 14, 2009 |
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| "Recent confirmation of a positive
case of whooping cough translates to a week off school for an amended
list of 50 students at Berlin Elementary School. Originally, East Holmes
District records indicated 62 students at the school were under- or
unvaccinated, according to Holmes County Health Commissioner Dr. D.J.
McFadden, made aware Thursday of a non- diagnostic test that indicated
an 11-year-old boy showed signs of the disease. Confirmation of a
positive test result, taken from one of the boy's siblings, was received
Sunday night, said McFadden, who said Berlin students not properly
vaccinated against pertussis will be excluded from school until April
20, 10 days from when they would have last been exposed to the
communicable disease..." |
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Whooping Cough Not Over in Cobb |
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| Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| April 14, 2009 |
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| "At least three more cases of
whooping cough have been reported at east Cobb County schools. Keheley
and Shallowford Falls elementary schools both reported confirmed cases
Monday, according to school officials. Addison Elementary recently had a
case, too, according to Cobb-Douglas Public Health. Whooping cough, also
called pertussis, is highly contagious and can be very serious in babies
and young children. Numerous cases have been reported in Cobb schools
this year, despite a majority of the children receiving pertussis
vaccinations. The Addison student also was immunized. Other elementary
schools with previous cases include Mountain View, Garrison Mill, Timber
Ridge and Rocky Mount. Current research shows that the vaccine may wear
off over time, leaving more children susceptible to the disease..." |
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Whooping Cough Outbreak at New Concord School |
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| Zanesville Times Recorder (OH) |
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| April 14, 2009 |
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| "There are seven confirmed cases of
pertussis, or whooping cough, at Larry Miller Intermediate School in the
East Muskingum School District. Zanesville-Muskingum County Health
Department Epidemiologist Bob Brems said students, as a preventative
measure, are being asked to see their family doctor or pediatrician
after the cases popped up among fourth- and fifth-graders. 'We have what
we are calling an outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
It's a vaccine preventable illness that symptom-wise causes severe
coughing episodes where you can lose breath, have rapid coughing and at
times have rapid coughing that sometimes has a high-pitched whoop as you
breath in, hence the name whooping cough,' Brems said..." |
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Whooping Cough Reported in Lincoln County |
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| FOX12Idaho.com |
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| April 10, 2009 |
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| "South Central Health District
officials say five cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in
Lincoln County. The contagious disease, also called pertussis, can be
complicated by pneumonia and ear infections, especially in infants.
Symptoms include explosive bursts of coughing followed by a high-pitched
whooping sound as the person catches their breath. Health officials are
asking parents in the region to check their children's vaccination
status and consider receiving booster vaccines themselves to halt any
further spreading of the disease. Cases of whooping cough have also been
reported in Elmore and Ada counties in recent weeks..." |
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Second Novato High Student Contracts Whooping Cough |
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| Marin Independent Journal (CA) |
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| April 10, 2009 |
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| "For the third time in the past seven
weeks, county health officials have confirmed that a high school student
has tested positive for whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory
tract infection. Health officials say the Novato High School student's
case had no apparent connection to that of a Novato High School student
diagnosed April 2 or a Terra Linda High School student diagnosed March
20. 'We sent a letter to every parent, just in case their student
somehow contracted or has this illness, so they know what to listen
for,' said Novato High Principal Rey Mayoral, who said the two whooping
cough cases were the first he has experienced in his five years at the
school. The student will remain at home for at least the next five days
while he receives antibiotics..." |
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Whooping Cough Outbreak Reported in South County |
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| Orange County Register (CA) |
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| April 10, 2009 |
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| "Seven cases of whooping cough have
been identified in one Ladera Ranch medical office over the past three
months, according to Drs. John Mersch and Eric Ball of Southern Orange
County Pediatric Associates. The outbreak equals the total number of
pertussis, or whooping cough, cases reported county-wide in the first
quarter of 2006. In the first three months of 2007, just one case of
whooping cough was reported to the County of Orange Health Care Agency.
In 2008, nine cases were reported..." |
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Whooping Cough Cases Reported |
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| Bismarck Tribune (ND) |
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| April 8, 2009 |
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| "Lynsi Red Bear's 6-month-old son has
spent the past week in the hospital. "It's frustrating and stressful,"
she said. It's the second time her son, Matthias, has been hospitalized
since March. He has pertussis, known as whooping cough, as well as
pneumonia and respiratory syncytial virus, known more commonly as RSV.
Whooping cough affects the lungs, causing a person to cough repeatedly,
which sometimes causes breathing difficulties. "It's one explosion after
another," Dr. Parag Kumar said, likening it to a machine gun. Kumar is
treating Red Bear's son. He has seen a spike in whooping cough cases
come through the pediatric clinic at Medcenter One. North Dakota has
seen 13 cases of whooping cough this year, according to the state
Department of Health..." |
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Case of Whooping Cough Reported at Terra Linda High |
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Marin Independent Journal |
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March 30, 2009 |
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"A suspected case of whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory
tract infection, at Terra Linda High School has prompted health
officials to send letters to the parents of the school's 1,200 students.
Also known as pertussis, whooping cough can cause serious illness in
children and adults.." |
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Whooping Cough Vaccine not as Powerful as Thought |
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| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| March 22, 2009 |
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| "A cluster of whooping cough cases
among Cobb County elementary students is adding to concerns that an
important vaccine isn’t as effective as it needs to be to stop the
spread of disease. Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is highly
contagious and can cause serious illness among infants and very young
children. But the vaccine is only about 85 percent effective and wears
off over time, leaving a significant number of children and adults
vulnerable to an infection that is more common than many realize, health
officials said..." |
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Holmes Reporting 'Isolated Cluster' of Whooping Cough |
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Daily Record (OH) |
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March 12, 2009 |
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"With one confirmed and three probable cases, it's being considered a
seasonal epidemic of whooping cough in Holmes County, according to
health department officials, quick to note the occurrences represent not
an outbreak, but an isolated cluster. A positive case of pertussis,
commonly called whooping cough, was reported to the Holmes County Health
District on Feb. 26, after lab results identified the presence of
bacterial DNA in a sample taken two days before from a 6-month-old boy,
said epidemiologist Vaughn Anderson. The infant shares a home with
siblings ages 2, 5 and 6, all of whom displayed symptoms of the disease,
which is highly communicable through respiration droplets. Although the
siblings were not tested, all were treated with antibiotics, Anderson
said, adding none of the children had been vaccinated..." |
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Bordetella Pertussis Booster Shot for Adults Urged as Cases Rise |
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Times-Picayune |
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March 12, 2009 |
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"Immunization from childhood can wear off Most people think whooping
cough is a disease of the past that only children can acquire.
Unfortunately, the disease is still around and is on the rise in
Louisiana and not just in the pediatric population. Last year, more than
60 cases of the disease, also known as pertussis, were reported to the
Louisiana Department of Public Health. This was a substantial increase
from the previous year, said state epidemiologist Raoult Ratard. In
Region 9, which consists of St. Tammany, Washington, Tangipahoa,
Livingston and St. Helena, 15 cases were reported, the second-highest in
the state..." |
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Whooping Cough Outbreak Feared |
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| Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) |
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| March 5, 2009 |
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| "More than a dozen high school
wrestlers and fans infected with whooping cough attended the state high
school wrestling tournament in Tacoma two weeks ago, and state health
officials are watching for a large-scale outbreak of the disease. Also
called pertussis, the illness is relatively uncommon. There were 482
cases of whooping cough statewide in 2007, according to state Health
Department statistics. Many more cases may go undiagnosed. Investigators
with the Department of Health have been trying to track everyone exposed
to the disease. More than 1,000 wrestlers and 30,000 fans filled the
Tacoma Dome on Feb. 20-21..." |
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Epidemic Fears as Babies Infected |
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| Taranaki Daily News (NZ) |
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| March 5, 2009 |
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| "Three Canterbury babies have been
hospitalised with whooping cough as doctors fear a surge in cases will
lead to deaths or brain damage. Many children have been infected in
Canterbury and the Nelson-Marlborough region. Medical experts are
warning of an epidemic if the cases continue. Nationally, rates of the
potentially fatal disease are higher than at any stage for the past six
years. Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, Dr Ramon Pink, said there
were 34 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, reported in the region
last month..." |
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NH to Require More School Immunizations |
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| Boston Globe |
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| March 4, 2009 |
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| "Starting next fall, New Hampshire will require chicken pox and whooping
cough booster shots before
children can attend school. Health experts thought the two diseases had
been largely stamped out
years ago, but the state says chicken pox and whooping cough have
resurfaced in American schools.
Marcella Bobinsky, New Hampshire's immunization program manager, says
the state is making the
change to comply with the vaccination schedule recommended by the
federal government. She said New
Hampshire saw 227 confirmed cases of whooping cough in 2006..." |
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Health Officials Urge Vaccinations after Whooping Cough Increases in
Dallas, Tarrant Counties |
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| Dallas Morning News |
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| March 3, 2009 |
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| "Dallas and Tarrant county health
officials are urging residents to properly vaccinate themselves against
whooping cough this year after seeing a spike in cases in 2008. Health
officials attribute the growth last year to people not getting necessary
vaccinations and boosters, as well as infected people going back out in
public before they fully recover. In Tarrant County, 240 cases were
reported in 2008 – a threefold increase from the 79 cases reported the
year before, according to health officials. That amounted to nearly a
third of the more than 900 cases that were reported across the entire
state in 2006. A total of 167 cases were reported in Dallas County in
2008, up from 99 cases in 2007, said Jacqueline Bell, a Dallas County
Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman..." |
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Grown-ups Need Vaccinations, too |
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| The Baltimore Sun |
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| February 6, 2009 |
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| "Vaccines, it turns out, aren't just
for children. Long the purview of the pediatrician's office,
immunizations are often forgotten about once patients turn 18. But the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as leading doctors
organizations, recommend that adults continue to receive certain routine
shots throughout their lives to keep up immunity against infectious
diseases, including tetanus, whooping cough, pneumonia and shingles..." |
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Whooping Cough Vaccine Urged for New Mothers |
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| USA Today |
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| January 21, 2009 |
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| "Doctors should routinely give all
new mothers a vaccine to protect their newborns from whooping cough, a
sometimes deadly illness that has made a recent comeback, according to a
study in today's Obstetrics & Gynecology. Although experts recommend
that mothers receive the shot before taking their babies home from the
hospital, few women even know about the vaccine, which can help protect
unvaccinated infants, says study co-author Tina Tan, a pediatrician and
infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University's Feinberg
School of Medicine..." |
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FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough
Vaccine, BOOSTRIX, for Adults; New Indication for Booster Vaccine
Expands Disease Protection to Individuals Aged 10-64 Years |
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| Market Wire |
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| December 8, 2008 |
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| "GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)
announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved BOOSTRIX(R) [Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and
Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed (Tdap)] for use in adults 19-64
years of age. BOOSTRIX offers protection against tetanus, diphtheria and
pertussis (whooping cough) to individuals 10-64 years of age -- the
broadest age range for any Tdap vaccine..." |
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Whooping Cough Cases Up |
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| Lexington Herald-Leader |
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| December 5, 2008 |
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| "The whooping cough has come to
Kentucky, and the bacterially caused illness is causing its first
outbreak in Kentucky in several years. 'We're seeing it all over the
state,' said Dr. Kraig Humbaugh, the state epidemiologist in the
Department of Public Health..." |
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Rare Cough on Rise in Area |
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| Charlotte Observer (NC) |
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| November 24, 2008 |
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| "It wasn't a run-of-the-mill
cough. The violent fits were long and uncontrollable, and patients made
an unusual gasping noise. Folks said it sounded like a whoop. More than
50 years ago, whooping cough, also known as pertussis, killed thousands
of infants and adults..." |
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Pennsylvania Whooping Cough Outbreak |
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| The Examiner |
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| November 13, 2008 |
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| "An increased number of
pertussis cases in Pennsylvania, including an outbreak in a western
Pennsylvania school district where at least 16 students were affected,
has prompted the Pennsylvania Health Department to release a reminder to
parents about the importance of immunizing their infants and children..." |
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Listen for Whooping Cough this Winter |
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| Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| November 13, 2008 |
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| "It's beginning to look like a
bad year for whooping cough. State officials on Thursday reported
several new outbreaks of pertussis around the state, primarily among
elementary and high school students. Cases have been reported in Fergus
Falls and Albert Lea and in Douglas and Dakota counties..." |
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Whooping Cough Spreading Through Area |
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| Brookings Register (SD) |
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| November 9, 2008 |
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| "A highly contagious and
potentially deadly disease is currently moving through Eastern South
Dakota, and it's already hitting area schools. The South Dakota
Department of Health reports 17 recently confirmed cases of whooping
cough, or pertussis , in the area..." |
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| Giving Whooping Cough Vaccine Earlier Has Benefits |
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| Reuters |
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| November 6, 2008 |
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| "Vaccinating children against whooping cough at 6 weeks of age rather than at 2 months could markedly reduce the number of cases seen each year in the US and help prevent serious complications, new research suggests. Whooping cough -- known medically as pertussis -- is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes uncontrollable attacks of coughing and breathlessness. Before a vaccine became available, whooping cough was a major, sometimes fatal childhood disease..." |
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| Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths |
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| HealthDay News |
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| November 3, 2008 |
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| "Giving infants a routine pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine two weeks earlier than normal could prevent at least 1,236 cases of pertussis, 898 hospitalizations and seven deaths each year in the United States, a new study finds. 'Pertussis vaccine has been highly effective in defending children against the disease, and we find that modest adjustments in the timing of vaccine administration may offer enhanced protection to very young infants who are especially susceptible to severe disease,' co-lead author Dr. Timothy R. Peters, assistant professor of pediatrics at Brenner Children's Hospital (part of Wake Forest), said in a university news releases..." |
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| A Dozen Cases Alone at One Omaha School |
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| NBC News 6 (NE) |
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| October 31, 2008 |
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| "An outbreak of whooping cough has Douglas County Health Department officials concerned as 48 cases have been reported in recent days, 12 of those at Omaha's St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic School. Also known as pertussis, whooping cough is highly contagious...Dr. Adi Pour with the Douglas County Health Department expects those numbers to grow. 'Let's say you've been vaccinated. The likelihood is much less that you're going to be infected. 'The whooping cough vaccine looses it's potency, so many school age kids are more susceptible. 'What we are most concerned is in families where you have an individual with pertussis and you have a small infant that hasn't been able to be immunized yet, that's when we are most concerned,' says Dr. Pour.".." |
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Family's Loss Spurs Immunization Activism; Mother Told Caucus of Daughter's Death |
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| Times-Picayune (LA) |
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| October 23, 2008 |
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| "Five years ago when Danielle Romaguera's newborn daughter, Gabrielle, developed a runny nose and a cough, Romaguera figured she had picked up a cold. Danielle, and her husband, Ralph Jr., spent 22 days at the hospital with their 1-month-old daughter before she died of pertussis, also known as whooping cough..." |
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| Hospitals Vaccinating Parents of High-Risk Infants |
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| Reuters |
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| September 9, 2008 |
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| "New research suggests that the newborn (neonatal) intensive care unit (NICU) is a good setting for offering the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine (TdaP) to the parents of high-risk infants to protect them against common childhood infections..." |
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| Pediatricians Urge Vaccines for Whooping Cough |
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| Juneau Empire (AK) |
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| August 6, 2008 |
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| "A few recent cases of pertussis in Juneau prompted two local pediatricians to recommend more people get vaccinated for the disease more commonly known as whopping cough. "If children aren't immunized, parents should think seriously about immunizing them. Whooping cough can be life-threatening for babies," said Dr. Marna Schwartz, a pediatrician at SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium..." |
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| Vaccination Clinic Helps Control High School Pertussis Outbreak |
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| Reuters |
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| July 24, 2008 |
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| "The introduction of an on-site clinic providing the pertussis booster vaccine (Tdap) is credited with helping to control a pertussis outbreak that occurred in an Illinois high school 2 years ago, according to findings in the July 25th Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Immunity to pertussis wanes after childhood vaccination, but in 2005 booster vaccines were introduced for adolescents and adults to combat this problem. A year later, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices began recommending Tdap booster vaccination for all adolescents and adults..." |
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| Whooping Cough Vaccinations Recommended for Whidbey Residents |
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| Wall Street Journal |
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| July 9, 2008 |
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| "Getting a booster vaccine will quickly improve your immunity," said Robert Wagner, M.D., Wednesday morning. If a vaccination hasn't been received in the past 5 years, it's best to get a booster now. The problem is that "most people have not had their shots," said Wagner." A lot of people have an anti-vaccination outlook." However, vaccinations provide true disease prevention..." |
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