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  • IL: Possible Measles Exposure at O’Hare, Health Officials Warn

    Source: https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/13/pos...officials-warn

    Possible Measles Exposure at O’Hare, Health Officials Warn
    Patty Wetli | November 13, 2020 6:10 pm

    In the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, health officials are now warning Chicagoans about possible exposure to another infectious disease: measles.

    The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been notified that a toddler, since diagnosed with measles, traveled through O’Hare International Airport earlier this month while contagious.

    Possible exposure to the child may have occurred on Nov. 4. Officials have pinpointed the timing to 8 p.m. in Terminal 5 and 6-9:30 p.m. in Terminal 3. Measles is highly contagious and the virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after the infected person has passed through an area...
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