Long Beach Sees Spike in Whooping Cough Cases
Local public health officials say there have been 42 cases of whooping cough in Long Beach since January, a significant increase from the 15 cases reported in all of 2013. Officials say that most of the cases this year have involved school-age children and that no deaths have been reported.
- "Whooping Cough Cases Rise Sharply in Long Beach" (Vives, "L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 4/22).