NJ: 2013 Measles cases/alerts

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Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...atient_ma.html

N.J. measles scare: State says hospital worker may have infected others
Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger By Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger
on March 08, 2013 at 7:48 PM, updated March 08, 2013 at 8:01 PM

An employee at the Somerset Medical Center who is suspected of having the measles may have infected others at the Somerville hospital, the state Department of Health said today...

...The Department of Health recommends anyone who visited Somerset Medical Center during the dates/times listed below to contact a physician.

? March 4, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

? March 5, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

? March 6, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m...

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Source: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...th_depart.html

N.J. measles scare: Health department identifies third person suspected of having the disease
Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger By Dan Goldberg/The Star-Ledger
on March 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM, updated March 14, 2013 at 6:39 PM

The Department of Health is asking anyone who visited the following locations during the dates and times listed below to contact a health provider and discuss potential exposure:

Somerset Medical Center
? March 4, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
? March 5, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
? March 6, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
? March 7, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
? March 8, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
? March 11, between 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Steeplechase Cancer Center
? March 6, between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.
? March 8, between 12 and 5:30 p.m.
? March 11, between 2 and 5 p.m.

Somerset County Human Services Building
? March 6, between 9:15 a.m. and 2 p.m.
? March 7, between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
? March 11, between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Somerset County Administration Building
? March 7, between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Carlo's Pizza & Pasta in Bridgewater
? March 8, between 4 and 6:45 p.m.

T.G.I.Friday's in Bridgewater
? March 9, between 5:30 and 10 p.m.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Somerville in Bridgewater
? March 9, between 8 and 10:30 p.m.

Bloomingdale's at Bridgewater Mall
? March 10, between 3 and 6:30 p.m.

Adam & Eve Hairstylists, 626 U.S. 206, Hillsborough
? March 12, between 6 and 9 p.m.

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Somerset County closes office building to test workers for measles
Mar. 15, 2013 4:59 PM, |

SOMERVILLE ? Somerset County health officials on Thursday closed a four-story office building in the downtown in order to test employees for the highly contagious measles virus...

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Monmouth, Ocean County health officials warn of measles danger
NYC outbreak puts Orthodox in area at risk
Jun. 5, 2013 |
Written by Margaret F. Bonafide

Local health departments are issuing warnings about measles in response to an outbreak of the dangerous and highly contagious disease in Brooklyn?s Orthodox Jewish community.

No cases of measles have been reported in Ocean or Monmouth counties, but the outbreak could spread here because of relationships and visiting between the Orthodox community in Brooklyn and those in Lakewood and Ocean Township, health officials said...

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Public Health Alert -- Measles Exposures Related to Confirmed Case; DOH Urges Residents to Get Up-to-Date on Vaccinations

The New Jersey Department of Health has identified a person confirmed of having measles who may have exposed people at BJ's Wholesale Club on June 3.

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that can cause serious medical complications. As a result, DOH recommends that anyone who visited BJ's Wholesale Club, 1601 U.S. 22, Watchung, on Monday, June 3 between 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., contact a health provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness.

Anyone who suspects an exposure is urged to call a health care provider before going to a medical office or emergency room. Special arrangements can be made for you to be evaluated while also protecting other patients and medical staff from possible infection. People exposed at BJ's Wholesale Club may develop symptoms as early as June 8 and as late as June 24. Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.

"We urge everyone to check to make sure they and their family members are up-to-date on measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine and all other age-appropriate immunizations. Getting vaccinated not only protects you, it protects others around you who are too young to get the vaccine or can't receive it for medical reasons. Two doses of measles vaccine is more than 99 percent effective in preventing measles," said Dr. Christina Tan, state epidemiologist.

"And if you're planning an international trip, the World Health Organization recommends that adults or adolescents unsure of their immune status get a dose of measles vaccine before traveling," she added.

Measles is easily spread through the air when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes. People can also get sick when they come in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person. Anyone who hasn't been vaccinated or has not had measles is at risk if they are exposed to the virus.

Measles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain) in 20 percent of patients, especially children under 5 and adults older than 20. Measles infection in a pregnant woman can lead to miscarriage, premature birth or a low-birth weight baby.

DOH is working with local health departments to locate the patient's contacts.

For more information about measles, contact your health care provider or visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's web site at www.cdc.gov/measles.

http://www.state.nj.us/health/news/2013/approved/20130613c.html