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Whooping Cough Outbreak Reported In Ross County

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published December 30, 2016 at 6:26 AM EST
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Ross County health officials are dealing with a whooping cough outbreak. Three children have tested positive for the illness, including one who may have infected a class of 30 students. Parents are being urged to have their children vaccinated and keep their kids at home if they're sick.

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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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