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Cathey’s Valley students exposed to whooping cough

County sends warning to families



The Mariposa County Department of Health sent letters to parents of students in Cathey’s Valley last week warning about whooping cough.
Students who attend Sierra Foothill Charter School or Cathey’s Valley Preschool were exposed to the disease through a 19- month-old Merced child whose three older siblings attend the two schools.
According to Mariposa County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Ryder, the disease probably started with the mother of the children.
“The mother wasn&...

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