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發表於 : 週四 6月 24, 2010 9:02 pm
California could experience its worst pertussis epidemic in half a century if infections continue at the current rate, state health officials said Wednesday.
The state had 910 confirmed cases of pertussis as of June 15 — a fourfold increase over the same period in 2009. Health departments are looking into an additional 600 suspected cases.
Five infants under age 3 months have died from pertussis this year. Infants are not fully protected against the disease until they complete the initial series of three vaccinations by age 6 months, so the California Department of Public Health is urging birthing hospitals to vaccinate new parents before sending them home with their newborns.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR10-041.aspx
The state had 910 confirmed cases of pertussis as of June 15 — a fourfold increase over the same period in 2009. Health departments are looking into an additional 600 suspected cases.
Five infants under age 3 months have died from pertussis this year. Infants are not fully protected against the disease until they complete the initial series of three vaccinations by age 6 months, so the California Department of Public Health is urging birthing hospitals to vaccinate new parents before sending them home with their newborns.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/NR10-041.aspx