Canada Warns of Whooping Cough Risk in US
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on September 8th, 2010 in Family, Health Care Policy, In The News, Linked Articles.
Canada has issued a Travel Health Notice, warning its citizens of the whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic in California. The epidemic has so far caused 3,311 cases of the disease resulting in eight deaths, seven of whom were infants under two months of age who had not received any doses of the vaccine.
They go on to warn that other states are experiencing localized cases of whooping cough.
The Public Health Agency of Canada advises travelers to make sure their pertussis vaccination is up-to-date prior to traveling to the states and to visit their health care providers upon their return if they experience symptoms that may be whooping cough.
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Canada Warns of Whooping Cough Risk in US
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