IL: 2024 Measles

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Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...irm-case-of-measles-in-city-resident/3376675/

Chicago health officials confirm case of measles in city resident
By NBC Chicago Staff • Published 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago​

The Chicago Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a city resident for the first time since 2019.

According to officials, the source of the individual's infection is unknown at this time and their infection period ended on March 6. The individual is "recovering well" at their home, officials said.

Though case investigation did not identify any recent travel outside of Chicago, the infected individual did report interactions with domestic and international travelers.

Officials have not been able to determine a link between this case and a case of an Indiana resident who visited Chicago last month. No secondary cases of measles were identified among Chicago residents.​..

...Health officials are working to contact individuals who may have been near the virus, and have determined that residents who were at the following locations on Feb. 27 may have been exposed to measles.

Swedish Hospital, Galter Medical Pavilion at 5140 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.
CTA Bus #92 (Foster) between 9:15 and 11:30 a.m...

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Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2nd-case-of-measles-identified-in-chicago/3377254/

2nd case of measles confirmed in Chicago: CDPH
The case was identified in a child staying at a migrant shelter in Pilsen
By NBC Chicago Staff • Published 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago​

A second case of measles has been identified in Chicago, hours after the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed it identified its first case of measles in a city resident since 2019.

According to a CDPH statement sent early Friday morning, the second case was identified in a child staying at a migrant shelter in Pilsen. The statement went on to say that the child has recovered and "is no longer infectious."

The shelter, at 2241 S. Halstead, has come under scrutiny for its health conditions after 5-year-old Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, who was staying at the shelter with his family, became ill and died in December of 2023.

"The case of measles was identified in a young child who has recovered and is no longer infectious," the statement reads in part. "A case investigation is underway to determine who the child may have come in contact with while infectious."

Officials are asking residents at the shelter to "remain in place until it can be determined whether they are vaccinated against measles and therefore immune to the infectious disease."​...

 

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Source: https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-ne...es-cases-reported-in-chicago-migrant-shelter/

Two more measles cases reported in Chicago migrant shelter
More than 1,800 migrants and 95 toddlers live at the shelter
More than 900 shelter residents were vaccinated over the weekend
90% of those who are exposed and unvaccinated will get the measles
Jeff Arnold
Updated: Mar 11, 2024 / 05:09 PM CDT

(NewsNation) — Two additional cases of measles have been reported inside a Chicago migrant shelter, bringing the total number of cases among shelter residents to four since Friday.

The two new cases were found to be in adults after the first two cases involved children, including one who remains hospitalized in good condition, the city health department announced.

On Monday, the Chicago Department of Public Health said that two additional confirmed cases have been detected at the shelter in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood, where more than 1,800 migrants — including 95 children 2 years of age or younger — are being housed.

A team from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention will travel to Chicago on Tuesday to help address rising concerns that more measles cases could be coming to a migrant shelter.​..

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