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Visiting children come down with measles while on Big Island
By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:05 a.m.
The state Department of Health confirmed two cases of measles this month in unvaccinated children visiting the Big Island from Washington state.
According to a medical advisory issued to health care providers Jan. 16 by state epidemiologist Sarah Park, the cases occurred in visitors who were exposed to an infected international guest in their home state.
During a phone interview, Park said health officials here were notified quickly by Washington state, which was aware of and monitoring a case that exposed a traveling family.
The DOH was able to contact the family ?very quickly? and monitor them, but two unvaccinated children developed measles during their stay.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently declared a state of emergency statewide in response to a measles outbreak there.
According to Park, the two children with measles were not infectious while they traveled, and the East Hawaii home where they stayed was ?quite separate from other homes by quite a distance,? which helped minimize exposure.
Although the visitors were advised to remain isolated, and the likelihood of exposure to others is low, Park?s letter said the ?period of infectivity? while in Hawaii ranged from Jan. 4-13.
And while the incubation period won?t be finished until Monday (Feb. 4), and there might be a possibility of seeing a case related to the original two, Park said the likelihood is low...
Visiting children come down with measles while on Big Island
By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:05 a.m.
The state Department of Health confirmed two cases of measles this month in unvaccinated children visiting the Big Island from Washington state.
According to a medical advisory issued to health care providers Jan. 16 by state epidemiologist Sarah Park, the cases occurred in visitors who were exposed to an infected international guest in their home state.
During a phone interview, Park said health officials here were notified quickly by Washington state, which was aware of and monitoring a case that exposed a traveling family.
The DOH was able to contact the family ?very quickly? and monitor them, but two unvaccinated children developed measles during their stay.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee recently declared a state of emergency statewide in response to a measles outbreak there.
According to Park, the two children with measles were not infectious while they traveled, and the East Hawaii home where they stayed was ?quite separate from other homes by quite a distance,? which helped minimize exposure.
Although the visitors were advised to remain isolated, and the likelihood of exposure to others is low, Park?s letter said the ?period of infectivity? while in Hawaii ranged from Jan. 4-13.
And while the incubation period won?t be finished until Monday (Feb. 4), and there might be a possibility of seeing a case related to the original two, Park said the likelihood is low...