MO: 2018 Measles

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Source: http://kplr11.com/2018/03/21/health...xposure-at-several-st-louis-county-locations/


Health officials warn of measles exposure at several St. Louis County locations
Posted 11:17 am, March 21, 2018, by Joe Millitzer, Updated at 11:16AM, March 21, 2018

ST. LOUIS, MO ? The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is warning people about possible measles exposure at several locations in St. Louis County. Measles is a highly contagious, acute viral illness transmitted by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing.

The St. Louis County Department of Public Health tells FOX 2 that the exposure happened on March 13 or March 14, 2018. Known locations where exposures may have occurred on March 13 are The Magic House in Kirkwood, Missouri, Racanelli?s New York Pizzeria in Kirkwood, Missouri, and Homewood Suites in Chesterfield, Missouri. The only known location where exposure may have occurred on March 14 is Homewood Suites in Chesterfield, Missouri...

 

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Source: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/...cle_4db5c476-459d-5571-8fcc-8f2e803b022b.html

Measles case reported in Kansas City; unknown if it is linked to outbreak at area day care
By Blythe Bernhard St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 hr ago (0)


There is a suspected case of measles in a Kansas City resident, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A person tested positive for measles after going to a Kansas hospital with a rash on March 21, health officials said Friday.

The illness developed after an international trip, according to the health department. The person may have exposed others at Se?or Tequila restaurant in Kansas City on March 19 and CVS in North Kansas City on March 22.

The illness marks the first case of measles reported in Missouri in recent years...

 

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Source: https://www.kshb.com/news/region-missouri/liberty/2-more-liberty-students-infected-with-measles

2 more Liberty students infected with measles
41 Action News Staff
8:53 PM, Apr 24, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Two additional cases of measles have been confirmed in Liberty Public Schools students.

A Liberty Public Schools spokesperson said that a student at Liberty North High School and a student a South Valley Middle School have both tested positive for the measles...

 

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Another KC medical center is a measles exposure site. Here's why that's a big concern

BY ANDY MARSO
amarso@kcstar.com
April 26, 2018 04:40 PM
Updated April 26, 2018 06:50 PM

St. Joseph Medical Center is among seven new sites where people may have been exposed to measles during an outbreak that has sickened 10 Missourians so far.

Ericka Beeler, a spokeswoman for St. Joseph, said the exposure occurred not in the 310-bed hospital's inpatient unit, but in a pediatric practice that rents space on the medical center grounds at 1000 Carondelet Drive in south Kansas City.
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Health officials are warning anyone who used the main entrance and elevators from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 to watch for early symptoms of measles, like high fever, cough, runny nose or watery eyes, especially if they aren't vaccinated.
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The 10 Missouri cases include three students who attend Liberty Public Schools. Clay County Public Health Center has said everyone who was at South Valley Middle School, which has almost 800 students, on April 18 may have been exposed.
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http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article209901979.html