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**Shiloh** · May 14, 2013, 06:54 PM

Re: NYC: 2013 outbreaks

Source: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/2013...-officials-say

Measles Outbreak Hits Borough Park and Williamsburg, Officials Say
By Amy Zimmer on May 14, 2013 6:46am

BROOKLYN ? A measles outbreak has hit Borough Park and spread to Williamsburg, health officials said.

There have been 21 reported measles cases in Borough Park and one case in Williamsburg so far this year, affecting residents in those areas' ultra-orthodox Jewish communities, according to the city's Department of Health. Those who were infected, ranging in age from 10 months to 32 years old, have all recovered, officials said...

**Shiloh** · May 17, 2013, 06:24 AM

Re: NYC: 2013 outbreaks

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...sEnabled=false

Measles 'outbreak' hits two Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn
The city's Dept. of Health has reported 30 cases of the disease. Doctors said some communities shun vaccinations that would fight the illness.
By Muhammad Ali AND Simone Weichselbaum / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7:33 PM
Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7:33 PM

... Health officials have reported 30 cases of the Victorian-era scourge ? with 26 in Borough Park and another four in the Hasidic quarter of Williamsburg...

...?There have been two hospitalizations, a miscarriage and a case of pneumonia as a result of this outbreak,? a Health Department spokeswoman said. ?All cases involved adults or children who were not vaccinated due to refusal or delays in vaccination...?

**Shiloh** · May 22, 2013, 01:31 PM

Re: NYC: 2013 outbreaks

Source: http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2013/...inues-to-grow/

Measles Outbreak Continues To Grow
by Willie Simpson on May 22nd, 2013

The measles outbreak in Borough Park is getting worse. Last week we reported that the outbreak has already infected 21 people in Borough Park this year and one in Williamsburg. Now Failed Messiah is reporting on a recent Department of Health alert that says that 34 cases have now been reported as more children and adults have been exposed to people who are infected...

**Shiloh** · May 24, 2013, 07:06 AM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://newcity.patch.com/groups/anno...asles_cee77687

Department of Health alerts residents of possible exposure to measles
Posted by The Rockand County Department of Health, May 23, 2013 at 06:25 pm

The Rockland County Department of Health has identified a case of measles in Rockland County. During the Health Department?s investigation, it was discovered that the individual with measles was at the Hatzlacha Grocery Store, located at 126 Maple Avenue in Spring Valley, on Wednesday, May 22nd. Individuals who may have been at this location between 1:30-4:30PM and part of the high - risk group below may have been potentially exposed to measles.

If you were present in the store at that time and are in any of the following high - risk groups, contact your doctor by phone right away: ?pregnant ?a child under 6 months of age ?immunocompromised or immunosuppressed ( when your body can?t fight disease) ?Or if you have not been vaccinated against the measles. In the interest of preventing the spread of this highly communicable disease, the Rockland County Department of Health also asks individuals who may have been exposed and who have symptoms consistent with measles (fever & rash) to call their physician, health care provider or emergency room before going for care so that others are not exposed in a waiting room...

**Shiloh** · May 29, 2013, 06:21 AM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://www.lohud.com/article/2013052...nclick_check=1

Child with measles visited 2 more Monsey stores, county says
Health officials warn customers
May 28, 2013 |
Written by
Jane Lerner

The family of a child who contracted measles has alerted health officials that the youngster was at two additional Monsey stores last week.

The Rockland County Department of Health is warning shoppers who were at Toys 4 U and Supreme Health Food Center, both at 27 Orchard St., shortly after 6 p.m. May 20 that they might have come in contact with the child.

The youngster was also at the Hatzlacha grocery store at 80 West St. between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

As a result, health officials are extending the date when anyone who contracted the disease from the child might show symptoms to June 12, Kathleen Henry, Rockland?s acting health commissioner, said Tuesday...

**Shiloh** · June 4, 2013, 06:50 PM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/fai...older-345.html

June 04, 2013
Brooklyn Haredi Measles Outbreak Continues, Health Department Now Urges Vaccination For All Haredi Children 6 Months Old Or Older

...48 cases of measles have occurred in the Orthodox Jewish community residing in Borough Park and Williamsburg, Brooklyn...

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Source: http://jpupdates.com/2013/06/04/broo...s-vaccination/

Brooklyn – Councilman Lander Warns: Don’t Delay Your Measles Vaccination
Today 2:41 PM

A number of children in the Boro Park community have recently contracted measles, a virus that causes fever, runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. There have been 28 cases of measles identified in Boro Park, and 20 more cases in Williamsburg, according to the City of New York.

Council Member Brad Lander urged community members to take action to protect their families. “It appears that the first case came from London — but as it has spread,” said Lander. “Most of those who have gotten measles were not vaccinated...”

**Shiloh** · June 5, 2013, 01:46 PM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles...a163775271.txt

Ulster County health boss: Be on lookout for measles in kids
Published: Wednesday, June 05, 2013

KINGSTON, N.Y.? Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith is advising heathcare providers and the operators of children?s camps in the county to be on the lookout for measles symptoms in children due to a recent outbreak of the disease among young people in the New York City area.

Smith issued the advisory as a ?public health alert? on Wednesday...

**Shiloh** · June 6, 2013, 07:15 PM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://pediatrics.about.com/b/2013/0...-york-city.htm

Update on Measles in New York City
By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com GuideJune 6, 2013

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued an update on the measles outbreak in New York City.

Unlike many other measles outbreaks in the United States, this one comes with new vaccine recommendations:

"To interrupt the spread of measles in this community, the Health Department recommends that the first dose of measles- mumps-rubella-vaccine (MMR) now be given at 6 months of age to all Orthodox Jewish children living in Borough Park, Williamsburg, and Crown Heights...

Further, non-Orthodox children receiving medical care in practices that serve predominantly Orthodox Jewish patients, should also receive MMR vaccine beginning at 6 months of age because of the increased risk of exposure...

**Shiloh** · June 20, 2013, 05:06 PM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://www.healio.com/pediatrics/vac...le-in-New-York

Measles outbreak affects 56 people in New York

June 20, 2013

Since March, there have been 56 confirmed cases of measles in two Orthodox Jewish communities in Borough Park and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, according to information from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene...

**Shiloh** · July 2, 2013, 07:03 AM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- alert spread to Rockland County

Source: http://bed-stuy.patch.com/groups/aro...asles-outbreak

DPHO Advisory for Measles Outbreak

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene addresses prevention and slowing of a measles transmission among the Orthodox Jewish communities in Borough Park and Williamsburg.
Posted by C. Zawadi Morris (Editor), July 2, 2013 at 06:00 am

...In an email letter, the District Office has advised: As of today, June 28, 2013, there have been a total of 57 cases identified: 29 in Williamsburg, and 28 in Borough Park. The most recent case was sick on June 6, 2013, in Williamsburg. And as the transmission ensued, cases had been occurring in younger children...

**Shiloh** · July 22, 2013, 04:24 PM

Re: NYC/NYS: 2013 Measles outbreaks- halted in NYC

Source: http://forward.com/articles/180965/n...mong-orthodox/

New York Measles Outbreak Halted Among Orthodox
58 Cases Reported in Williamsburg and Boro Park
By Seth Berkman
Published July 22, 2013.

A measles outbreak among New York?s Orthodox Jewish community has been curtailed, according to officials for the city?s department of health.

From March to June, 58 cases of measles were reported in Williamsburg and Boro Park in Brooklyn, two heavily populated Orthodox Jewish communities, among children and adults who were not vaccinated or had denied vaccination. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene worked with yeshivas, rabbis and other community groups to report cases and encourage vaccination...

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