WI: Confirmed Case of Measles in Milwaukee

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Source: https://city.milwaukee.gov/Health/N...r-2023/Measles-Case-is-Confirmed-in-Milwaukee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2023

Confirmed Case of Measles in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee Health Department has received a report of a confirmed case of measles in a City of Milwaukee resident who is employed in Waukesha County. The individual took necessary precautions after symptoms presented. The City of Milwaukee Health Department, in conjunction with Waukesha County Health & Human Services and Wisconsin Department of Health Services, is working to identify and notify individuals who may have been exposed to the measles virus and is implementing control measures so others do not get sick.

Individuals who have been at following the locations during the following dates/times may have been exposed to the measles virus:


Mother of Good Counsel Parish (6924 W Lisbon Ave, Milwaukee)

- October 1 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Walgreens (3233 S 27th St, Milwaukee)

- October 2 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Aurora St. Luke’s Emergency Department (2900 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee)

- October 2 from 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Aurora Walker’s Point Community Clinic, CORE El Centro, Lotus Legal, Clock Shadow Creamery (130-138 W Bruce St, Milwaukee)
Aurora St. Luke’s Galleria Building – Breast Imaging, Pre-Admission Testing, Ambulatory Treatment Center, Outpatient Lab Draw Station

- October 4 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm..

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Source: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news...-depwaukesha-county-measles-case/71154708007/

Milwaukee health officials are following a few suspected measles cases. Why that is causing such concern?
Claire Reid and Jessica Van Egeren
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Updated 2:02 p.m. CT Oct. 13, 2023
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Milwaukee health officials said Friday they are following a "few" suspected measles cases and contact tracing nearly 600 people who either had contact or visited the same locations as an individual with a confirmed case of measles.

On Tuesday, the City of Milwaukee Health Department announced that a Milwaukee resident who works in Waukesha County tested positive for measles. That individual is recovering and no longer contagious, said Mike Totoraitis, the city's health department commissioner.
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Officials now are turning their attention to the suspected cases, meaning those individuals who are exhibiting symptoms. Dr. Heather Paradis, Milwaukee's chief medical officer, stressed these individuals are in isolation and may or may not have received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, known as the MMR...

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