1. Coughing up answers: a community's response to pertussis.
- Author
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Bass JB Jr and Turpin-Saunders SR
- Subjects
- Contact Tracing methods, Disease Outbreaks, Humans, North Carolina epidemiology, Whooping Cough drug therapy, Whooping Cough prevention & control, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Antibiotic Prophylaxis methods, Communication, Public Health, Whooping Cough epidemiology
- Abstract
Pertussis is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. In spite of relatively high immunization rates, the number of cases continues to rise. A recent outbreak of pertussis in Alamance County, North Carolina, led to changes in response efforts and improved communication among partners, but it also left public health workers with many unanswered questions.
- Published
- 2013