Coughing up answers: a community's response to pertussis.

N C Med J

Alamance County Health Department, 319 N. Graham-Hopedale Rd., Ste. B, Burlington, NC 27217, USA.

Published: January 2014

Pertussis is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. In spite of relatively high immunization rates, the number of cases continues to rise. A recent outbreak of pertussis in Alamance County, North Carolina, led to changes in response efforts and improved communication among partners, but it also left public health workers with many unanswered questions.

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