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Health alert issued over measles cases
By Chelsea Rice and Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
February 24, 2014
Two cases of highly contagious measles have been confirmed in the suburbs west of Boston, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Monday, and Framingham health officials later issued a public health alert warning residents that they may have been exposed to the disease if they shopped at the Trader Joe?s on Route 9 in Framingham on Feb. 15 or 16...
Patrons of Framingham's Samba's Restaurant May Also Have Been Exposed to Measles
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a second case of measles from another MetroWest community, with associated exposures at Bose headquarters in Framingham.
Posted by Liz Taurasi (Editor) , February 25, 2014 at 02:54 PM
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By Susan Petroni
If you dined at Samba's Steak & Sushi on Route 9 in Framingham on Feb. 15 between 5:30 and 9 p.m., you may have been exposed to measles, according to the Framingham Health Department...
...a second case has been confirmed at Bose headquarters in Framingham.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health was notified of the confirmed measles case on Feb. 21st...
Measles warning expanded to Wellesley doctor's office
Patient was at office on Feb. 17
UPDATED 5:24 PM EST Feb 26, 2014
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. —Patients at a local clinic are being warned of possible measles exposure after a confirmed case of the illness was at the office last week.
The patient was at the Harvard Vanguard Clinic on Route 9 in Wellesley on Feb. 17. Officials said anyone who worked at or went to the clinic on that day may have been exposed...
...If you were at the Roger Williams Medical Center?s Emergency Room between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, call 401-456-2434 or 401-456-2092.
If you were at Rhode Island Hospital?s emergency room between 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, and 3:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1, call 401-444-5600.
If you were at the CVS Minute Clinic in North Attleboro between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, call 401-222-8022, if you?re a Rhode Island resident, or 617-983-6800, if you?re a Massachusetts resident...
Students may have been exposed to measles at swim meet
21 days pass since possible exposure, symptoms should have developed
UPDATED 5:35 PM EST Mar 03, 2014
SUDBURY, Mass. ?Officials in Sudbury said they have been notified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health of a possible case of measles that occurred in town.
Officials said people who attended the Youth Swim Team Meet at the Atkinson Pool on Feb. 9. between 2 and 6 p.m. may have been exposed, and members of the Westborough and Belmont swim teams have also been notified.
Health official stressed that 21 days have passed since the possible exposure, and anyone who caught measles would have developed symptoms by now...
Anyone who attended a swim meet at Atkinson Pool on February 9 is asked to be on the lookout for symptoms.
Posted by Matt Schooley (Editor) , March 05, 2014 at 08:20 PM
A suspected measles case that took place in February at an Atkinson Pool swim meet has now been confirmed...
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield reports patient infected with measles; 300 others potentially exposed
By Robert Rizzuto | rrizzuto@repub.com
on April 05, 2014 at 4:26 PM, updated April 05, 2014 at 4:47 PM
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield announced Saturday that a patient has showed up at the hospital with a confirmed case of the measles.
"The safety of our patients and visitors is our absolute highest priority. Measles is a contagious illness, and people without immunity who were in proximity to the patient at Baystate Medical Center?s main campus on April 2nd or April 3rd may be at risk for developing measles," the hospital said in a statement...
Case of measles reported in Northampton; Smith College faculty member afflicted, college issues warning
Fred Contrada | fcontrada@repub.com By Fred Contrada |
on April 10, 2014 at 10:21 AM, updated April 10, 2014 at 10:53 AM
NORTHAMPTON ? Health authorities are on the watch for people showing symptoms of measles after a confirmed case was reported last week by Baystate Medical Center.
The contagious person is a faculty member at Smith College, according to Northampton Public Health Director Merridith O'Leary. Health officials narrowed the location where the person came into contact with others to two buildings on campus and identified those who were in the buildings at the time, O'Leary said.
On Sunday, Smith posted a notification on its website, saying anyone who was in Dewey or Hatfield hall on March 31 could have been exposed...
Man treated for measles at Boston hospital
May 14, 2014, 9:48 pm
(NECN: Kathryn Sotnik, Boston) - The Boston Public Health Commission confirms a measles patient was at Massachusetts General Hospital from May 4 through May 5.
The commission also says the infected man was traveling to Boston alone and stayed at a Boston hotel; however, the patient has since been released from the hospital and has recovered...
