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On Friday, January 30, Baldwin Public Schools notified parents that a student at the elementary school showed symptoms of measles. The student has been tested and results should be known this week. A rise in preventable diseases has appeared in Northern Michigan since last autumn. Measles appeared in Leelanau county late last autumn, but the […]
Michigan Department of Community Health Will Enforce New Immunization Rules Starting January 1, 2015
Saturday , 13, December 2014 Community, Section 16 8 CommentsThere are now 55 confirmed cases of whooping cough in Grand Traverse County, and five cases of measles spread between Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties. The rise in these completely preventable diseases is alarming, but even more alarming are the high rates of children not receiving life-saving vaccinations in these two counties. Mlive provided a […]
The number of confirmed whooping cough cases in Grand Traverse County is now 49 as of yesterday’s county health department report. Like Pertussis, another chronic disease is spreading over the county. Acute for-profit charter schoolitis. That story is coming soon. There are two cases of measles in Grand Traverse County now as well.
Whooping Cough Continues To Spread in Grand Traverse County
Friday , 28, November 2014 Community Leave a commentThe health department in Grand Traverse County reports as of November 26 there were 37 confirmed cases of Pertussis in the county. School districts affected by the outbreak are Traverse City Area Public Schools, Kingsley Area Schools, Elk Rapids Schools, The Children’s House and for-profit charter school Grand Traverse Academy. County officials report that in […]
Whooping Cough Spreads To Other Grand Traverse County Schools
Friday , 21, November 2014 Section 16 Leave a commentKingsley Area Schools reported three confirmed cases of Pertussis in their schools, bringing the total number of cases to 34 in Grand Traverse County. Traverse City Area Public Schools currently has 15 confirmed cases of Whooping Cough spread over six school buildings. School officials have assured the community they have taken steps to prevent the […]
For-Profit Charter School Grand Traverse Academy Closed For Whooping Cough
Monday , 10, November 2014 Section 16 1 CommentDue to a whooping cough outbreak, Grand Traverse Academy is closed until November 17. There are currently 10 confirmed cases and 83 probable cases. Attendance at the school today dipped below 70% of enrollment, which triggered the closing. In case you’re wondering, that’s an alarmingly high rate of infection. Whooping cough is a preventable disease […]