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Whooping cough hits Oneida County

The Oneida County Health Department is aggressively treating an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) that first struck the Lakeland area and now may have spread to Rhinelander. There are three confirmed cases of whooping cough in the county, Oneida County Health Director Linda Conlon said Friday. The health department also suspects, but has yet to confirm, a number of other people have contracted the disease. "We have a whole list of probable cases and contacts," said Conlon. "The possible cases are concentrated most heavily in the Lakeland area but there is at least one possible case in the Rhinelander area," she added. Concern over the illness prompted Lakeland High School to cancel its swim meet Thursday. Contacts refer to persons who have had contact with persons suffering from

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