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MA: 2013 Measles cases/alerts- cases at 2 Boston hospitals

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Source: http://beverly.patch.com/articles/measles-case-prompts-notifications-at-high-school

Measles Case Prompts Notifications at High School

A confirmed case of measles was reported during a test at the high school last month.

By Robert Gates
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5:40 am

More than 200 students and staff have been notified that someone had measles during a test at Beverly High School in April.

Cathy Riccio, nurse leader for the Beverly Public Schools, said the schools were notified by the Department of Public Health last Wednesday afternoon that there was a confirmed case of measles at the school on Saturday, April 13 during the ACT test...
 
Re: MA: 2013 Measles cases/alerts- cases at 2 Boston hospitals

Source: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/03/measles-cases-confirmed-at-2-mass-hospitals/

BOSTON (CBS) ? The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of measles which were diagnosed in August at Mass General Hospital in Boston and Metrowest Hospital in Framingham.

Anyone showing symptoms of measles and visited the hospitals on any of the dates listed below is advised to contact their health care provider.

MGH, Boston Medical Walk-in Clinic ? 8/17, 8/19
MGH, Boston Emergency Dept. 8/20
MGH, Boston Inpatient 8/20, 8/21, 8/22, 8/23
Metrowest Hospital, Framingham Emergency Department 8/23, 8/24
Metrowest Hospital, Framingham Inpatient 8/23, 8/24

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Source: http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...o-hospitals/eqSteMbZPFog8QdLVeBSSI/story.html

...Two people infected with measles, who apparently had no connection to each other, went to those hospitals for medical care, said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, an infectious disease specialist at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. One was a child who had been too young to be vaccinated; the other was an older person who may not have been vaccinated...
 
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