Chief Public Health Officer declares pertussis or whooping cough outbreak in Yellowknife, Tlicho Regions
The Chief Public Officer of the Northwest Territories has declared a pertussis or whooping cough outbreak in the Yellowknife and the Tlicho regions. Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease, according to a news release from the NWT Department of Health. It is a contagious infection of the lungs and airways caused…