NC: Measles outbreak in Stokes & Orange Co.- 8 cases reported- exposure in other counties

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DHHS Issues A Public Health Advisory After Measles Outbreak
10:13 AM, Apr 18, 2013 | 0 comments
Marc DeRoberts

Raleigh, NC -- A measles outbreak was reported Thursday by the NC Department of Health and Human Services in Stokes and Orange Counties.

So far, seven cases have been documented between the two counties. The state department said in a public health advisory that it is investigating the outbreak with local health departments...

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Source: http://www.journalnow.com/news/local...9bb30f31a.html

7 cases of measles reported in Stokes, Orange counties
Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:01 am

Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that seven cases of measles have been reported in Stokes and Orange counties.

The department did not say how many there were in each county and where the outbreak occurred...

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Re: NC: Measles outbreak in Stokes & Orange Co.- 7 cases reported

Source: http://www.thestokesnews.com/view/fu...stance=popular

(Stokes County) Health department works to contain measles outbreak
by Staff Report
3 hours ago

...The health department reported Thursday afternoon that there were two confirmed cases of the measles in Stokes, five probable cases and 14 vaccines issued to unprotected individuals...

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Source: http://chapelboro.com/Child-Measles-...Seven/16084737

Child Measles Case Reported In Orange County, Seven Total Cases in NC
Rachel Nash Reporting
Additional Reporting by Ran Northam

CHAPEL HILL - Thursday the state Department of Health reported an outbreak of measles in North Carolina?one case here in Orange County.

?We do have an understanding of where this originated; it was not in Orange County. The case we do have here has been moving back and forth between counties and was exposed else where,? said Stacy Shelp, public information office for the Orange County Health Department...

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Re: NC: Measles outbreak in Stokes & Orange Co.- 8 cases reported- exposure in other counties

Source: http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/feat...ak-11310.shtml

UPDATE: Measles Outbreak Updated: Friday, April 19 2013, 03:45 PM ED

...To date, 8 cases have been confirmed in North Carolina, 7 in Stokes County and 1 in Orange County. There are known exposures in many other counties including several in western North Carolina...