Health officials declare whooping cough outbreak in southern Alberta

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The Alberta Health Services has confirmed over a dozen new cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in a number of regions including Lethbridge, Letbridge County and Raymond.

Officials say 15 new cases of the illness have been discovered in the past two weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed sickness to 42 for the whole year."They are locally acquired," said Dr. Vivien Suttorp, Medical Officer of Health, South Zone, "Whooping cough, as I mentioned before, is underreported. There's a spectrum of illness.

Under these rules, those under the age of 16 will not be permitted and there will be only two visitors per patient allowed.Pertussis is a bacterial infection that causes severe coughing that can last for a period of several weeks. Health officials say immunization is the best protection against pertussis and residents are reminded to ensure their immunizations, including those of their children, are up to date.

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