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Spokane schools, health district caution about high number of whooping cough cases
Health officials and Spokane Public Schools are cautioning parents about a high number of whooping cough cases in Spokane County this winter. The school district released a letter to parents Tuesday evening from Spokane Regional Health District urging families to look for signs and symptoms of the contagious disease. Fifty-one cases have been reported to …
Lewis County health officials tackling Whooping Cough outbreak
WESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) — Multiple cases of Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, have been reported recently in Lewis County. The Lewis County Health Department in Weston (WDTV) An outbreak of the diseases is defined as two or more cases. Health officials couldn’t release how many confirmed cases have been reported. Dr. Brian Policano, a …