Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Philly Burbs Center of Pennsylvania Whooping Cough Outbreak

Southeastern Pennsylvania Has the Majority of Cases

One of the larger clusters of pertussis cases in Montgomery County has been at the Bryn Athyn Church School. WPVI in Philadelphia, which reports 16 confirmed cases of whooping cough at the school and up to 60 suspected cases.

Outside of metro Philadelphia, York County has 80 cases of pertussis, Allegheny County and
Pittsburgh have 45 and rural Venango County has 51...

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