The most recent example is an outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in Alberta, which was declared in January and continues to grow. “We shouldn’t be having whooping cough outbreaks,” said Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Alberta. The majority of confirmed cases in Alberta are in children under 18, with those aged one to nine most affected. Pertussis, once called the 100-day cough, poses the greatest threat to infants because of their immature airways. “Some of these places are the same places that we’ve seen outbreaks,” of mumps in the central zone and measles in the south zone, Saxinger said.

Source: thestar April 23, 2023 07:18 UTC