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Countywide Pertussis Outbreak in 2003 and 2004 Primarily Affected Adolescents
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Title Countywide Pertussis Outbreak in 2003 and 2004 Primarily Affected Adolescents
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568368?src=rss
Description In a 2003-2004 outbreak of whooping cough in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, most cases were diagnosed in adolescents, although adults had more severe disease, public health officials report in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine for January. Reuters Health Information
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Date Jan 8, 2008
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