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Whooping Cough Cases Are Spiking, CDC Warns Whooping Cough Cases Are Spiking, CDC Warns
Whooping Cough Cases Are Spiking, CDC Warns Cases of whooping cough are five times higher than at this time a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning. Officially known as pertussis, those infected have persistent, chronic fits of coughing followed by a “whoop” sound. "Reports of pertussis cases were lower than usual over the past few years, during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.," the CDC said in a new advisory. "However, the United States is beginning to return to pre-pandemic patterns where more than 10,000 cases are typically reported each year. It's likely mitigation measures used during the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department
Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Probed In Bergen, Passaic Towns: Health Department A potential outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease is being investigated in several adjacent towns in Bergen and Passaic County, the health department reports. A total of seven cases have been confirmed with one “suspected” case still being investigated, the New Jersey Department of Health said in a Thursday release. The cases — which are treatable with antibiotics but have an incubation period of up to two weeks — were reported between Nov. 9 and Dec. 21. Legionnaire’s disease can occur when a person inhales aerosolized water — typically from cooling towers, hot tubs, plumbing systems, decorat…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak
Covid-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak A COVID-19 outbreak at a Bergen County nursing home has been linked to an area hospital worker. Twelve residents and eight staff members at CareOne At Valley in Westwood were involved in the outbreak, according to the New Jersey Health Department. Surveillance testing and contact tracing efforts linked the new cases at the 120-bed facility on Old Hook Road to a local hospital worker, the company said in a statement. The hospital was not identified. New residents at the nursing home were not being accepted as of Friday out of an abundance of caution. The Old Hook Road home moved the r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: NJ Nursing Home Where 62 People Died Reports 2 Positive Cases Among Staff COVID-19: NJ Nursing Home Where 62 People Died Reports 2 Positive Cases Among Staff
Covid-19: NJ Nursing Home Where 62 People Died Reports 2 Positive Cases Among Staff A pair of staff members at a New Jersey nursing home where more than 100 people died of COVID-19 tested positive for the virus -- and later tested negative, reports say. One staff member at New Jersey Memorial Veterans Home at Menlo Park tested positive Oct. 1 and the other Oct. 6, NorthJersey.com reports.  However, they both later tested negative and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs considers the cases false positives, the spokesperson told the outlet. State officials consider the cases an outbreak because they occurred within two weeks of each other. None of the …

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by Cecilia Levine