Tag Archives: Measles

Officials say measles detected in Austin’s wastewater is an early warning sign  KVUE Austin Public Health finds measles in the water  Austin American-Statesman No reported measles cases in Travis County right now, so how was it found in our wastewater?  KXAN Austin Measles traces detected in Austin wastewater as other states announce more cases  CIDRAP Austin Morning Briefing July 23  Spectrum News Source link

(Sheldon)– Health officials are confirming a case of measles in northwest Iowa. On Tuesday, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced the case was linked to one adult person with no known link to other cases in the state. The person has not traveled outside of the state recently, but potential exposure sites have been identified. Anyone who …

Tom Walker BBC News, Liverpool BBC Aimee said recent news reports had made her reconsider her doubts about vaccines A mother-of-three who previously had vaccine safety concerns said she had allowed her children to have the MMR jab following the recent death of a child with measles. Aimee, from Liverpool, said she and some of her friends had been sceptical, …

Anti-vax leader says he caught measles in Texas, then flew home to California  Chron Prominent US anti-vaxxer says he caught measles and traveled back home  The Guardian Source link

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As the number of Texas measles cases tied to a West Texas outbreak slows to a trickle, South …

One of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists in the US says he caught measles in west Texas and traveled back home – but he seems not to have alerted local authorities of his illness, which means the highly transmissible virus may have spread onward. Measles is a threat to people who are unvaccinated or immune-compromised. In anti-vaccine communities, it may …

BILLINGS – On Sunday morning, the pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Billings told the congregation that the first presumed measles case in Billings is tied to their vacation bible school. A school-aged child was tested at a local healthcare facility on Friday after recently traveling with family to an area where measles is spreading. Pastor Jeff Romans told the …

Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Canadian Press Catalina Friesen serves with a mobile clinic in Ontario Morgan Birch was puzzled when her four-month-old daughter, Kimie, suddenly fell ill with a fever and rash. At first, the Alberta mother assumed it was a common side effect of immunisations – or perhaps a case of chicken pox. Ms Birch then consulted her …

The New York State Department of Health is warning about potential measles exposure at two hospitals in the Capital Region.  Those two hospitals are Albany Medical Center and Saratoga Hospital. DOH officials say an adult patient from Vermont sought treatment at both hospitals before having a confirmed case of measles.  They say that person recently traveled internationally. Health officials also …

CTV News reports that things are not looking good in Alberta, Canada. Alberta added 31 new measles cases on Friday to reach a total of 1,407 infections since March. The majority of the cases, 18, were detected in the north zone. Six cases were found in Calgary, five in the south zone, one in central Alberta, and one in Edmonton. …