Alabama: Pertussis outbreak reported in Chambers County schools
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The Alabama Department of Public Health's Immunization Division is investigating an outbreak of six laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis at multiple schools in Chambers County. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory and reportable disease in Alabama. "Our concern is that children who have been vaccinated have contracted the disease," said Dr. ["]
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