QC declares pertussis outbreak

by Arlie O. Calalo - Claire Bernadette Mondares

Mar 22, 2024 12:08 am

(UPDATE) THE Quezon City government has declared a pertussis outbreak following the deaths of four infants.

The city's Epidemiology and Surveillance Division said pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium bordetella pertussis. It is characterized by a cough persisting for two or more weeks, a mild fever and a runny nose.

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