First infant death reported as rates of pertussis more than double in California The California Department of Public Health recently reported the first death of an infant from pertussis since 2010, the last time the disease peaked in the state. That year, pertussis reached epidemic levels with more than 9,100 cases and 10 deaths in California alone. Whooping cough rates typically rise and fall in a three- to five-year cycle. According to public health officials, pertussis cases had been declining since they peaked in 2010, but began to go up again in mid-2013. The state's preliminary case count for 2013 is 2,372, up ... February 20, 2014 General Faccination, Pertussis, Department of Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
