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Friday, November 20th, 2015
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Registered nurse Lisa Vondrell on Thursday afternoon administers a Dtap vaccine - a combination diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis - to 4-month-old Layla Strombold of Coldwater at the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department. Eleven cases of pertussis have been reported in Mercer County since Oct. 13.

Related online story:
Officials fear pertsussis cases may increase
An unwanted guest could be lurking among family and friends at Thanksgiving gatherings.
Local health officials fear an ongoing outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough) could worsen in the coming weeks if people don't heed precautions. [More]
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