Posted by: thepinetree on 10/27/2010 08:52 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 10/27/2010 08:55 AM
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Pertussis [Whooping Cough] Reaches Highest Levels in 60 Years in California
As of 10/26/2010, there have been 6,257 confirmed, probable and suspect cases of pertussis with onset from January 1 through October 19, 2010 reported to CDPH for a state rate of 16.0 cases/100,000. o 279 new cases have been reported to CDPH this week (Figure 1). Case Classification:
Confirmed: ~67%
Probable: ~16%
Suspect: ~17%
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This is the most cases reported in 60 years when 6,613 cases were reported in 1950
and the highest incidence in 51 years when a rate of 16.1 cases/100,000 was reported
in 1959. Previously, the peak was in 2005 when there were 3,182 cases reported
(Figure 2).
Of the 39% of cases with known hospitalization information, 267 (11%) cases have been
hospitalized
o 154 (58%) of hospitalized cases were infants
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