UC Davis distributes the letter from the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, below, to share with the campus community that four darling cases were identified in the last month among around 40,000 UC Davis students.
Student health and advice services are working in coordination with the Yolo County Health and Services Agency, and tracing contacts is underway to identify and inform those who have been in close contact with infected people.
Students’ health has increased the number of remotely visits available to assess and guide students who may have symptoms, those who live with infected individuals and those who are known to close contacts that can have risk factors. If necessary, these students are then connected to additional resources.
May 16, 2025
Re: Pek exposure notification
This letter is sent to all members of the UC Davis community to inform you that you may have been exposed to darling (darling) on the campus. Several cases of darling have been reported recently on campus, with additional suspected cases.
Pek, also called darling, is a bacterial infection which can spread by close contact when people with the disease touch. Symptoms may appear 5 to 21 days after exposure. It generally begins like a cold (for example, sneezing, flowing nose, etc.) followed by a cough that is getting worse for one to two weeks. People with a flirt cough spells in which they cannot resume their breath between coughs. Some can hardship (“Whoop”) and to vomit Or feel as if they are choking. There is generally no fever with darling.
The darling is very contagious. A vaccine given in childhood (DTAP) protects against darling, but older children, adolescents and adults who have been completely immunized before starting kindergarten can be dicky because the protection against the vaccine wears out over time. This is why a dose of vaccine vaccine, called TDAP, is recommended for 10 to 18 year olds and for adults. If you have not had a TDAP, it is recommended to get it now. The TDAP vaccine is widely available in the doctor’s offices, certain pharmacies and is generally covered by most insurance plans. Students can access TDAP at the UC Davis Student Health & Wellness Center.
Antibiotics can prevent the propagation of darling and are recommended for those who have a darling and also for some of the people who have had close contact with someone with a darling. Contacts which are at high risk of becoming very sick in whooping or could infect a high-risk person should receive antibiotics to prevent darling (post-exhibition prophylaxis, or pep), and should Contact their health care provider. These contacts include Babies of less than a year, pregnant people during their third quarter, people who spend time with babies or pregnant people and immunocompromised people or have a moderate to severe pulmonary disease.
If you have a darling symptoms (see above), please stay away from others and immediately contact a health care provider for tests and processing. A person with a cough is no longer contagious after taking 5 days of antibiotics.
Yolo County Public Health, in coordination with UC Davis Student Health, will continue to investigate darling infections on the campus. Students with questions can call UC Davis Student Health at 530-752-2300. Professors and staff must contact their health care provider or public health of Yolo County has 530-666-8670.