Nebraska: 2015 Measles- exposure alert for Omaha, Blair; case in Lancaster Co.

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Source: http://www.ketv.com/news/health-dep...th-measles-spent-time-in-omaha-blair/30839902

Health department: Individual diagnosed with measles spent time in Omaha, Blair
UPDATED 11:08 AM CST Jan 21, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. ?The Douglas County Health Department has issued a health alert after someone who recently spent time in Omaha and Blair was just diagnosed with a confirmed case of measles...

...The individual diagnosed spent time at a few known locations in the past week...

The locations include:

Country Bible Church near Blair on Sunday, Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Costco at 12300 West Dodge Road on Monday, Jan. 12 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Omaha Children's Museum on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 12 to 5:30 p.m.
Blair Dance Center on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m.

The infected individual also visited a physician's office, which will be contacting anyone who may have been there during a time when they were at risk of exposure...

 

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Source: http://www.klkntv.com/story/27917630/breaking-measles-case-discovered-in-lancaster

Breaking: Measles case discovered in Lancaster County
Posted: Jan 22, 2015 5:06 PM EST
POSTED BY: KLKN Newsroom
8@klkntv.com


The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today said one case of
measles (Rubeola) has been identified in Lancaster County.

Officials say the local case is a pre-school aged child who had received an initial measles immunization several years earlier. While the child is no longer contagious, the source of the exposure is still being investigated. No schools or child cares are connected to this case, and it does not appear to be connected to the recent case in the Omaha-Blair area...

 

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Source: http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/d4f1bc77dd7e4dcbb4a13353865c9de8/NE--Measles-Quarantine

Several children possibly exposed to measles at Blair child care under 21-day quarantine

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: January 31, 2015 - 5:39 pm
Last Updated: January 31, 2015 - 5:44 pm

FREMONT, Nebraska ? Several children attending a Washington County child care are under a 21-day quarantine after health officials announced that a child with a confirmed case of the measles could have exposed them to the disease.

Terra Uhing, executive director of Three Rivers Health Department, said her department has been working with Little Blossom's Childcare in Blair to identify possible exposures, the Fremont Tribune (http://bit.ly/1CY0HxX ) reported Saturday...