The whooping cough outbreak in Santa Cruz is heading towards a situation of control, according to Sedes

The whooping cough outbreak, which manifested itself strongly in the department of Santa Cruz, still affects four municipalities. However, according to the Departmental Health Service (Sedes), the disease is on its way to a control situation. Carlos Hurtado, manager of Epidemiology at Sedes, stated this Monday that, during epidemiological week 34, whooping cough continued to affect the municipalities of La Guardia, Lagunillas, San Pedro and Sant…