Iqaluit’s whooping cough outbreak has ended
Outbreak was declared June 20
Nunavut’s health department says the outbreak of whooping cough in Iqaluit has ended.
The outbreak was first declared June 20.
In a public health advisory Thursday, the department said no one died or was hospitalized during the outbreak, and in total, fewer than five cases were identified.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a respiratory disease that spreads easily and most severely affects children under the age of one.
Other Nunavut communities still have outbreaks, including Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet.
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