Whooping cough outbreak in Orthodox Jewish areas of Brooklyn
by Staff from Outbreak News Today on (#R0BK)
New York City health officials are reporting an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough cases in the Orthodox Jewish communities in Crown Heights, Williamsburg, and Borough Park, Brooklyn during the past several months. From October 2014 through October 2015, 109 cases of pertussis have been reported to the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental ["]