The counties surrounding yours are seeing an increase in the number of whooping cough cases. This is important for the microbiology laboratory because
A) physicians may start sending these cases to you.
B) you will need to advise physicians to suspect such cases and to send them to the hospitals in the surrounding counties.
C) you need to make sure that the infection control practitioners in those counties have baseline data.
D) you need to educate health care providers on specimen collection and transportation, and have the specialized media ready so you can detect any cases in your county.

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The best choice is D because with the increase in whooping cough cases in surrounding counties, there is a higher likelihood of cases appearing in your county. It is important for the microbiology laboratory to have the specialized media ready for specimen collection and transportation, as well as to educate health care providers on proper collection techniques to detect any cases in your county. Therefore, D is the best choice. A, B, and C are not as relevant to the microbiology laboratory's immediate actions.

The Counties Surrounding Yours Are Seeing an Increase in the Number