A whooping cough outbreak in New Hampshire appears to be slowing down, according to health officials.

The state had issued an alert last month. The area most affected was Merrimack. About a dozen students at two schools caught whooping cough.

Chris Adamski of the Bureau of Infectious Diseases told the Eagle-Tribune that the alert advising of a moderate risk for whooping cough remains in effect.

New Hampshire had 49 cases in the first nine months of the year. Last year, there were 22 cases. The state had 79 cases in both 2009 and 2007.

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