Tag Archives: Measles

NEW YORK — Health officials in New Jersey are urging locals to stay up to date with the MMR vaccine and be on alert for symptoms after a NJ Transit rider tested positive for measles. The case involved a Hudson County resident who was infected after close contact with a confirmed measles case in a non-New Jersey resident, the state …

NJ Transit rider tests positive for measles, exposure warning issued  New York Daily News NJ Transit riders may have been exposed to measles  NBC New York Warning issued for possible measles exposure on NJ Transit, PATH trains  CBS News NJ warns PATH, Light Rail riders of possible measles exposure  Gothamist What to know about New Jersey’s measles uptick  News 12 – New Jersey Source link

New Jersey health officials are asking transit riders to be wary of potential exposure to measles after an infected rider rode the rails last week. The state department of health says that a Hudson County resident with a confirmed case of measles rode the PATH train and Light Rail between August 13 and 15. Officials urged riders to make certain …

A Hudson County resident with measles could have exposed other riders while traveling recently on several NJ Transit trains, the state Health Department announced Friday. Anyone who traveled on these transit line during the dates and times could have been exposed to measles and should monitor for symptoms that could appear as late as Sept. 11, health officials said: NJ …

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The measles outbreak in Texas has officially ended, but as cases continue to be detected in other parts of the US state health experts are warning of the need to prepare for outbreaks in undervaccinated communities, especially as anti-vaccine beliefs are becoming more prominent during the Trump administration. So far this year, 1,356 confirmed measles cases, largely from 32 outbreaks, …

Measles cases expected after regionwide exposure that included Lancaster County  LancasterOnline People in 4 Central Pa. counties may have been exposed to measles, health officials warn  fox43.com State: Lancaster County residents may have been exposed to measles  LancasterOnline DOH issues warning about potential measles exposure in several Susquehanna Valley counties  WGAL Out-of-state visitor contagious with measles visited multiple Central PA counties: DOH  local21news.com Source link

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho reported the state’s third measles case in the last two weeks, after not reporting any infections this year during a national surge.  Health officials say they don’t know of a link between the new measles case in Bonner County reported Wednesday and a separate case reported last week in Kootenai County, which are both …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) says people in at least three Central PA counties may have been exposed to an out-of-state visitor who was contagious with measles. The individual visited establishments in Adams, Clearfield, Lancaster, and York Counties, according to a press release from the department. They were in Pennsylvania between Aug. 4 and Aug. …

State: Lancaster County residents may have been exposed to measles  LancasterOnline Out-of-state person with measles visited these central Pennsylvania places  ABC27 Person infected with measles may have spread disease during visit to York & Adams counties  York Daily Record Pa. Health Department issues alert to public about possible measles exposure  PennLive.com PA tracking measles spread after possible exposure events in Gettysburg, Hanover, and elsewhere  Tri-State …