The Winnebago County Health Department's Communicable Disease team manages active surveillance of illness within Winnebago's schools. Monitoring this data can help us track, anticipate and respond correctly to prevent disease outbreaks.
Parents have an important role in this process by keeping sick children at home and telling the school if their child has a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. If you would like to receive these emails directly from the Winnebago County Health Department, please fill out this form.
Flu isn't the only disease to watch for this season. Whooping cough is a bacterial illness that is highly contagious. Learn more about whooping cough (pertussis) with these
fast facts.
Watch for cold-like symptoms lasting longer than a week. Coughing fits followed by deep breaths sounding like a whoop will start after a week.
Learn more about the difference between the flu and whooping cough symptoms.
Prevention:
Make sure your child's vaccines including pertussis are up to date by checking the
immunization registry. Please keep your child home from school and visit the doctor if he or she has cold-like symptoms, fever, and intense coughing fits followed by deep breaths.
With the holidays approaching, it's more common for large, group meals. Make sure all food is being cooked to the
proper temperature and stored correctly. Use the
FoodKeeper App to check food storage for specific foods.
Resources
Information and educational resources about
whooping cough and the vaccine are available through the Immunization Action Coalition.
View the WI Department of Human Services
Influenza Data.
Information and educational resources on
influenza and
norovirus can be found on the CDC website.
More information about
food safety can be found on the WI DHS website.
If you have questions regarding this data, please contact Mary Capen by
email or phone 920.232.3027.
