Interview: Dr. Meg Fisher, pediatric infectious disease specialist

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Dr. Tina Tan says cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, are on the rise in New Jersey and throughout the country.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, appears to be on the rise in New Jersey. Particularly hard hit is Hunterdon County.

Eight of the infected children, whose ages range from 4 to 15, live in Hunterdon County. Two infants in Ocean County have also been diagnosed ...