Virginia confirms first measles case this year; it’s a child under 4, health officials say
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Virginia confirms first measles case this year; it’s a child under 4, health officials sayThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that as of April 17, a total of 800 confirmed measles cases were reported by 25 jurisdictions in the US. Virginia is the 26th.Texas clinic opens to combat worst measles outbreak in 30 years
There have been over 500 measles cases reported in the state of Texas – the worst outbreak in decades.
TheVirginiaDepartmentofHealthconfirmedthestate’sfirstmeaslescaseoftheyear,makingitthe26thstatetoreportcasesamidaconcerningoutbreak.
ThecaseinVirginiainvolvesachildbetweentheagesof1and4wholivesinthestate’sNorthwestregionandrecentlytraveledinternationally,accordingtothehealthdepartment.Itisunclearifthechildwasvaccinated,asthedepartmentdidnotprovideanyadditionalinformationaboutthepatienttoprotectthefamily’sprivacy.
“ThisfirstcaseofmeaslesinVirginiathisyearisareminderofhoweasilythishighlycontagiousdiseasecanspread,pa
