EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - Students and staff at Jenkins Middle School can't seem to catch a break after health officials confirm the school has had a whopping cough outbreak. Just this month, classes for students were upended after the school abruptly closed due to structural concerns. Students have since moved into Doherty High School and Russell Middle School-- potentially for the rest of the school year. Now, officials with El Paso Count…

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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The El Paso County Public Health Department (EPCPH) has issued a pertussis notice to parents of students at Jenkins Middle School due to what it is calling the first outbreak of the year in El Paso County. EPCPH told FOX21 News that it has asked parents of seventh grade students to monitor their children for symptoms of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The bacterial respiratory infection spreads when people come into…

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Health officials report whooping cough outbreak involving Jenkins Middle School students

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