Tenth Whooping Cough Death in California in Infant
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California reported its 10th death from whooping cough as the state’s total number of 2010 cases reached its highest level since 1950, said Mike Sicilia, spokesman for the California Department of Public Health.
A six-week-old infant who was born prematurely in San Diego County was the most recent baby to die from whooping cough, or pertussis, this year, Sicilia said in a telephone interview.