whooping cough

As of Thursday, September 5, there are 169 confirmed cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in Missoula County.

The number of pertussis patients continues to rise in Missoula County, according to the Missoula County Health Department.

More cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been confirmed in Missoula, enough for the Director of the Missoula County Health Department Ellen Leahy to confirm what she termed ‘a community wide outbreak’.

The outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in Missoula has now doubled from seven to 14 according to Ellen Leahy, Director of the Missoula City County Health Department.

The Missoula City-County Health Department is currently investigating six case of whooping cough in the Missoula area.

Has your child been coughing lately? Seven cases of whooping cough have been confirmed late yesterday in Helena, MT.

Parents of Hellgate High School students received an email on Tuesday, March 4, stating that three cases of pertussis have been confirmed at the Missoula school.

Missoula County has seen a spike in the number of pertussis cases recently.

Whopping cough cases spike in Western Montana town.

Even after an outbreak earlier this spring, pertussis (also known as whooping cough) may be on the rise again in Montana. Flathead county is currently struggling to contain an outbreak in five school districts.