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Santa Barbara County Infant Dies From Whooping Cough

January 14, 2015

(AP) -- A newborn baby has died from whooping cough in California. It's the fourth death in a year as the state deals with an epidemic.

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Whooping Cough Epidemic Spreads In California

July 22, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone

Some California counties are showing substantially higher rates of whooping cough than the state average. And health officials say the epidemic this year could be one of the worst in fifty years.

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California Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Infants Hardest

June 17, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone

California health officials recommend people ‘cocoon’ infants by surrounding them with people vaccinated for whooping cough.

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Possible Whooping Cough Epidemic Developing In California

June 2, 2014 | Katie Orr

California may be dealing with a new whooping cough epidemic. So far this year, cases have already surpassed the total number reported in 2013.

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