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McCulloch County public health authority reports outbreak of whooping cough
Summary
Dr. Lonnie Vickers, the county public health authority, reported a whooping cough outbreak in McCulloch County and directed commissioners to information on the Texas Department of Health Services website; no case counts were provided in the transcript.
Dr. Lonnie Vickers, McCulloch County Public Health Authority, informed the Commissioners Court on Dec. 22 that the county is experiencing an outbreak of whooping cough and said the disease is highly contagious.
Vickers directed the Court to the Texas Department of Health Services website for additional information. The transcript does not include a case count, geographic concentration, or recommended county-level interventions; no emergency declarations or formal public-health orders are recorded in the meeting minutes.
County officials did not record any vote or directive in the transcript regarding additional local measures; the discussion is limited to notification and the reference to state health guidance.
