title: Coughing up answers: a community's response to pertussis.
abstract: Pertussis is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease. In spite of relatively high immunization rates, the number of cases continues to rise. A recent outbreak of pertussis in Alamance County, North Carolina, led to changes in response efforts and improved communication among partners, but it also left public health workers with many unanswered questions.
authors.affiliation: Alamance County Health Department, 319 N. Graham-Hopedale Rd., Ste. B, Burlington, NC 27217, USA. Barry.Bass@alamance-nc.com.
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Stacie R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Turpin-Saunders
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D003142:Communication; D016358:Contact Tracing / Q000379:methods; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011634:Public Health; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents