Pertussis Disease Statistics, 2007
Nationally, reported cases of pertussis continue to increase, including in Minnesota and surrounding states. The increase is not necessarily unexpected, since pertussis disease normally peaks every three to five years. The most recent peak year was 2000. The Minnesota Department of Health continues to monitor disease levels.
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Number of cases
County of residence
Number of reported cases
- Total number of cases reported to date: 393
County of residence
Aitkin 0 Anoka 19 Becker 0 Beltrami 0 Benton 0 Big Stone 0 Blue Earth 0 Brown 0 Carlton 1 Carver 3 Cass 0 Chippewa 0 Chisago 0 Clay 0 Clearwater 5 Cook 0 Cottonwood 0 Crow Wing 3 Dakota 68 Dodge 10 Douglas 1 Faribault 0 Fillmore 0 Freeborn 5 Goodhue 2 Grant 0 Hennepin 144 Houston 0 Hubbard 0 Isanti 0 Itasca 1 Jackson 0 Kanabec 0 Kandiyohi 0 Kittson 0 Koochiching 0 Lac Qui Parle 0 Lake 0 Lake of the Woods 2 Le Sueur 0 Lincoln 0 Lyon 0 McLeod 0 Mahnomen 0 Marshall 0 Martin 7 Meeker 0 Mille Lacs 2 Morrison 2 Mower 6 Murray 0 Nicollet 1 Nobles 0 Norman 0 Olmsted 13 Otter Tail 11 Pennington 0 Pine 0 Pipestone 0 Polk 0 Pope 0 Ramsey 44 Red Lake 0 Redwood 0 Renville 0 Rice 5 Rock 0 Roseau 0 St. Louis 6 Scott 6 Sherburne 0 Sibley 0 Stearns 6 Steele 1 Stevens 0 Swift 0 Todd 2 Traverse 0 Wabasha 0 Wadena 0 Waseca 0 Washington 13 Watonwan 0 Wilkin 0 Winona 3 Wright 1 Yellow Medicine 0
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