Whooping Cough or Pertusis
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Number of new whooping cough cases: 15,632 (2006)
- Cases per 100,000 population: 5.3 (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 50
Health care use
- Percent of children ages 19-35 months with 4 or more doses of DTP/DT/DTaP vaccination: 85% (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 85
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