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Public Health and Health Policy

Session: ePoster Presentation

PHHP 97 - Importance of Local Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Lessons Learned from a Pertussis Outbreak in a Rural Health Jurisdiction Setting

Monday, June 16, 2025

11:31 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Location: Kiosk 7

Presenter(s)

Nimesha De Fonseka, MBBS,MPH (she/her/hers)

Communicable Disease Epidemiologist
Whitman County Public Health

Co-Author(s)

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Jamie Peters, RN,MPH

Clinical Supervisor
Whitman County Public Health
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Corrin McMichael, MPH,CPH

Deputy Director
Whitman County Public Health

Disclosure(s):

Nimesha De Fonseka, MBBS,MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Jamie Peters, RN,MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Corrin McMichael, MPH,CPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

Define the criteria for an epidemiologic Pertussis outbreak
List the importance of adhering to the vaccination policies in congregate settings
Understand the importance of surveillance for an outbreak investigation in the rural health setting