The Colorado Division of Public Well being (CDPH) and their companions in El Paso and Arapahoe counties have reported three extra measles circumstances linked to publicity at Denver Worldwide Airport and on a Turkish Airways flight, elevating the outbreak complete to 6.
In a press release, the CDPH stated the three new circumstances embrace two unrelated unvaccinated adults from El Paso County who have been on the airport across the identical time on Might 14. The third is a vaccinated grownup from Arapahoe County who arrived on the airport on a Turkish Airways flight on Might 13. The primary affected person within the outbreak is an out-of-state resident who traveled on the flight whereas infectious. Of the six sufferers within the cluster, 4 have been on the flight—three Colorado residents and one other from out-of-state.
New circumstances in California, North Dakota, and Minnesota
In developments in different states, well being officers in California’s Santa Clara County, situated within the San Francisco Bay space, stated they and Alameda County officers are investigating a measles an infection in an grownup who examined constructive after worldwide journey, together with via a US airport the place measles publicity might have occurred. Officers additionally warned of potential publicity at two grocery shops and a espresso store.
Elsewhere, the North Dakota Well being and Human Providers has confirmed three extra measles circumstances, together with two extra from Grand Forks County and one other from Williams County, bringing the state’s complete to 32 since early Might. 4 counties have reported circumstances, and most are from Grand Forks and Williams counties. The entire state’s circumstances occurred in unvaccinated folks, and most (24) have been reported in folks ages 5 to 19 years previous.
Additionally, the Minnesota Division of Well being immediately reported two extra measles circumstances, bringing the state’s complete to 4 for the yr. Each are from the Twin Cities metro space, together with a Washington County grownup with an unverified vaccination standing who was uncovered throughout home airline journey outdoors of Minnesota.
The opposite is an unvaccinated little one from Dakota County who had no recognized publicity and had not traveled outdoors the state within the final month, which well being officers stated means that measles may very well be spreading undetected locally. The MDH stated the kid was on the Mall of America theme park whereas infectious on Might 24.
