Pertussis outbreak downgraded
CBC Crescent Bar Chronicle News
EPHRATA – The Grant County Health District has downgraded the pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak of 2010-2012. The number of cases has declined since October.
However, Public Information Officer Theresa Fuller said Grant continues to experience a higher number of cases than neighboring counties.
In the five years before 2010, Fuller said, the county experienced 1-4 cases per year. There were 29 cases in 2011 and 57 during the 16-month outbreak period.
Fuller said the health district urges residents to remain vigilant and watch for signs of whooping cough. She added that it is a vaccine preventable disease.
For information about pertussis, you may visit HYPERLINK "http://www.granthealth.org/pertussis.html"www.granthealth.org/pertussis.html.
“It takes every person to care about preventing pertussis,” MPH Community Public Health Manager Shawta Sackett said.
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