Pertussis

City of Milwaukee Health Department | 841 North Broadway 3rd Floor | Milwaukee WI 53202
Telephone (414) 286-3606 | FAX (414) 286-5990 | Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Hotline (414) 286-3616    

Espanol:  Qué es pertussis (tosferina, pdf)?

Fact Sheet from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health dhfs.wisconsin.gov/communicable/communicable/factsheets/pertussis.htm

Basic Information from the CDC  www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec80228696

Handy Clinical Information ( pdf format):

From Wisconsin DHFS

  New!  Recommended Diagnostic Testing and Treatment  (7/05)

  Wisconsin Pertussis Algorithm (Testing, treating and isolating, 7/05)

  Pertussis Case Management (includes Definitions, 7/05)

  Pertussis Testing and Treatment Flow Chart II and III (evaluation and treatment, 7/05)

  Pertussis Testing and Treatment Flow Chart II (for people with a cough, 7/05)

 Pertussis Rapid Clinical Reference and Pocket Guide (10/1/04)

 Distinguishing Pertussis from Influenza and Viral URIs (10/1/04)

Detailed Clinical Information ( pdf format):

     Bi-County Consortium Letter to Health Care Providers (9/27/04)

     Pertussis Antibiotic Recommendations for Treatment and Prophylaxis (10/1/04)

     Pertussis Management Update (12/10/04)

Specimen Collection and Laboratory Information ( pdf format):

     Pertussis Testing Recommendations and Test Ordering Guide (10/1/04)

     Pertussis PCR Test Performance (10/1/04)

     Nasopharyngeal (NP) Swab Technique Diagram (9/30/04)

Current Outbreak Statistics ( pdf format):

     Pertussis Statistics in Wisconsin 2004 (color) (10/4/04)

     Pertussis Statistics in Wisconsin 2004 (black and white) (10/4/04) 

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pertussis Resources  www.cdc.gov/doc.do/id/0900f3ec80228696

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for the Control of Pertussis Outbreaks    www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/pertussis/guide.htm

May, 2004 Pertussis Alert from State Department of Health (05/10/04, pdf) 

News from summer 2004: Pertussis in Summer Camps (07/27/04) from the State DHFS   dhfs.wisconsin.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/072704Pertussis.htm