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FL: 2106 Measles - case reported in Miami-Dade public school

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Source: http://www.news-press.com/story/new...ted-collier-first-county-since-1997/85557214/

Measles case reported in Collier; first in county since 1997
Liz Freeman, Naples Daily News 2:15 p.m. EDT June 7, 2016

The first case of measles in Collier County since 1997 was reported Tuesday in an adult, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Health officials are reaching out to individuals in the community who may have had contact with the man, who is a local resident, according to Jennifer Gomez, a spokeswoman for the health department in Collier.

?Potential contacts have been identified and are being contacted by phone,? she said...
 
Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article85029332.html

June 21, 2016 12:41 PM
Measles case confirmed in child attending Miami-Dade public school
Health department confirmed the local case in an unvaccinated child
Schools officials are notifying parents of children potentially at risk
Miami-Dade measles case is first reported in Florida this year
By Daniel Chang

A child attending an unidentified public school in Miami-Dade County has contracted measles, the Florida Department of Health confirmed on Tuesday.

Health officials said the affected child was not vaccinated against the highly contagious disease, which can spread through tiny droplets in the air produced by coughing or sneezing.

John Schuster, a spokesman for Miami-Dade Public Schools, declined to identify the child or the affected school. He said school officials are working with the health department to notify parents of other children who may be at risk of contracting the disease...
 
Source: http://wsvn.com/news/local/official...measles-was-treated-not-contagious-at-school/


Officials: girl who contracted measles was treated, not contagious at school
7 News WSVN

WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami-Dade officials said, Wednesday, that the 8-year-old girl who contracted measles was treated at Pediatrics Associates in the Miller Square shopping center near Southwest 137th Avenue and 56th Street.

On Tuesday, officials announced that the girl was not contagious while she was at school...
 
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