Fort McCoy Measles Incident: Wisconsin Base Detects Disease Among Afghan Refugees

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Source: https://www.ibtimes.com/fort-mccoy-m...fugees-3290661


Fort McCoy Measles Incident: Wisconsin Base Detects Disease Among Afghan Refugees
By Marvie Basilan
09/08/21 AT 12:56 AM

KEY POINTS

Contacts of the measles case have been isolated
Afghanistan has the seventh-highest number of measles cases worldwide
Six people tested positive for COVID-19 in an Aug. 29 flight from Kabul to the Dulles Airport
Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., said almost all Afghans in the Wisconsin base are accepting COVID-19 vaccines

A case of measles has been detected at the Fort McCoy Army Base in Wisconsin where Afghan refugees are being housed temporarily as the government works to re-settle them.

An internal government viewed by Fox News stated that the army base confirmed a measles case Sunday, with contacts having been isolated as part of the containment measures. Aside from isolation, the notice said that “post-exposure prophylaxis and inoculations are in process.”...

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Fort McCoy has seen a total of 7 measles cases among Afghans; all have recovered
Emily Hamer | Wisconsin State Journal 2 hrs ago

A total of seven Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin have been infected with measles, but all have since recovered, a spokesperson said Wednesday.

Fort McCoy officials had previously confirmed only one measles case. That person arrived at the base Sept. 4, was immediately isolated and tested positive for measles Sept. 5. Those at risk of exposure were quarantined...

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Source: https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/f...7ba0afc70.html

Fort McCoy officials confirm 2 more measles cases among Afghan evacuees
Emily Hamer | Wisconsin State Journal
3 hrs ago

Fort McCoy officials have confirmed another two cases of measles among Afghan evacuees, bringing the total number of Afghans who have been infected at the military base up to nine.

Fort McCoy spokesperson Cheryl Phillips said Monday that none of the cases are active...

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Source: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/releases/100821.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2021
Contact:
Jennifer Miller, 608-266-1683
Elizabeth Goodsitt, 608-266-1683


DHS Provides Update on Measles Cases in Wisconsin

Risk of measles transmission in surrounding communities remains low


The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), the Monroe County Health Department, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed 22 cases of measles in Wisconsin. Cases have occurred among people currently living at Fort McCoy in Monroe County with recent history of travel from Afghanistan as part of the United States government’s emergency evacuation efforts. There are currently zero known, active measles cases at Fort McCoy. The risk of measles transmission in the surrounding communities is considered to be low at this time...