Pertussis Information for School Health Personnel
Information for reporting and handling pertussis outbreaks for school health personnel.
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- Pertussis
in Schools
Fact sheet for school health personnel on pertussis in school age children.
- Pertussis: School and Activities Exclusion Recommendations
Chart for health care providers and school health personnel with recommendations on school and activities exclusion during a pertussis outbreak.
- Pertussis: What Parents Need to Know
Fact sheet for parents of children in child care and school who have questions about pertussis. Available in English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, and Spanish.
- Reporting
Pertussis (Bordetella pertussis)
All cases of Pertussis must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.
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