Measles reported in Jackson County, 9th Wisconsin county to have cases this year
Cases of measles have now been confirmed in a ninth Wisconsin county. Two measles cases have been confirmed in Jackson County, the ninth Wisconsin county to have reported this year, according to the state Department of Health Services. The cases are related to out-of-state travel and health officials are working to identify and notify people who may have been exposed. Since August, cases have also been reported in Chippewa, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette, Marathon, Richland, Rock, and Vernon counties. So far, there have been 335 cases of measles in Wisconsin this year; 99.4% of these cases were in people who were not vaccinated. The disease is highly contagious and can cause pneumonia, brain damage and deafness, and can sometimes be deadly.
Опубликовано : 16 часов назад от Scott Hurley, FOX 11 News в Health
MADISON (WLUK) -- Cases of measles have now been confirmed in a ninth Wisconsin county.
The state Department of Health Services says two cases have been confirmed in Jackson County. The cases are rel... [1101 symbols]
