Washington: 11-fold increase in pertussis reported in Clark County
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#E8VC)
Health officials have reported an 11-fold increase in pertussis, or whooping cough cases in Clark County, prompting authorities to note that "outbreak levels" have been reached in the southern Washington county. County Public Health Director Dr. Alan Melnick told KOMO-TV that 237 cases have been reported in the county so far this year. That's opposed ["]