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Whooping cough case confirmed on Calm Air flight: GN

Please check for the symptoms listed, and earn more by reading the pertussis factsheet available
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Call your health centre immediately if you were on Calm Air flight MO 261 from Whale Cove to Rankin Inlet on March 17, 2024 and youSA国际影视传媒檝e developed a mild cough, sneeze, or develop a runny nose, the Department of Health advises. Black Press file photo

The Department of Health is advising all Nunavummiut of a confirmed case of whooping cough on Calm Air flight MO 261 from Whale Cove to Rankin Inlet on March 17, 2024.

Nunavut chief public health officer Sean Wachtel is urging anyone who travelled from Whale Cove to Rankin Inlet on that plane to monitor for symptoms.

The Government of Nunavut issued a news release relating to the health risk on April 4.

This is the second flight associated with a whooping cough advisory. On March 19, the GN publicized that a confirmed case of whooping cough was diagnosed on Canadian North flight 4119 from Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet on March 9.

Call your health centre immediately if you were on the flight and develop a mild cough, sneeze, or develop a runny nose. Other symptoms are as follows:

-cough lasting longer than a week

-cough followed by an unusual sound that sound, like a SA国际影视传媒渨hoopSA国际影视传媒

-trouble breathing

-vomiting after coughing

-coughing that gets worse at night

-a high fever (39 C and above), lasting more than three days

Whooping cough is preventable by vaccination. Nunavummiut need to check that their vaccines are up to date.

Precautions include:

-frequent handwashing

-coughing into your sleeve or tissue

-refraining from sharing food, drinks, utensils or toothbrushes

Learn more about whooping cough by reading the pertussis factsheet available on the GNSA国际影视传媒檚 Department of Health website.



Kira Wronska Dorward

About the Author: Kira Wronska Dorward

I attended Trinity College as an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, graduating in 2012 as a Specialist in History. In 2014 I successfully attained a Master of Arts in Modern History from UofT..
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