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.
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.
Ravalli County has been dealing with an outbreak of pertussis, known as whooping cough for the past several weeks. The Ravalli County Board of Health issued an order last week that all students in the Corvallis and Victor School Districts who have not been immunized against whooping cough, must stay home from school until mid-May.