“Spike Seen in County Whooping Cough Cases”

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Recent data suggests that whooping cough cases are on the rise in Pierce County, Wash. Over the past eight months, the average number of cases reported in a month was 12.3, which is four times the previous rate. Pierce County recorded 68 cases as of the end of May, compared to 84 cases for all of 2002. The state is working to improve immunization levels for children, because although most children receive the first three pertussis shots, only about 80 percent of children receive the fourth and final dose, says state Department of Health health educator Cindy Gleason.

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