Virginia recently announced that its first case of the measles this year involved a child who had traveled out of the country prior to being diagnosed.
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TheVirginiaDepartmentofHealth(VDH)recentlyreportedthestate’sfirstmeaslescaseoftheyear,identifyingthepatientasachildunder4yearsoldwhorecentlytraveledinternationally.
Whilethedepartmentreleasedlimitedinformationaboutthepatient,itconfirmedthechildlivesinthenorthwestregion.
Healthofficialsarecoordinatingeffortstoidentifyanyonewhomighthavebeenexposed,accordingtoanewsreleasefromVDH.
Measlesoutbreakshavebeendeclaredineightstates,themostrecentannouncedThursdayinMichigan.
MEASLESOUTBREAKSNOWDECLAREDIN8STATES,INCLUDINGMICHIGAN’SFIRSTIN5YEARS
TheMichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesandOaklandCountyHealthDivisionconfirmedthefirstcaseofmeaslesinOaklandCountyMarch14,andthestateisuptoeightcasesdetectedthisyear.
“ThisfirstcaseofmeaslesinVirginiathisyearisareminderofhoweasilythishighlycontagiousdiseasecanspread,particularlywithinternationaltrave
