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Measles Outbreak Declared Over In Ocean County
By Chris Lundy -
January 16, 2019
OCEAN COUNTY ? Now that 42 days have passed since the last known case was infectious, authorities have declared that the local measles outbreak is over.
The 42 days represents two incubation periods, according to the Ocean County Health Department.
However, just because there have been no new cases, it doesn?t mean that there?s an undiagnosed case out there, so medical professionals should still keep an eye out, the department said. Additionally, sporadic cases might still pop up from time to time.
Since October, 33 outbreak-associated cases were identified, including 30 confirmed cases in Ocean County residents and 3 cases in one Passaic County household that had a direct epidemiologic link to the outbreak community...
Measles Outbreak Declared Over In Ocean County
By Chris Lundy -
January 16, 2019
OCEAN COUNTY ? Now that 42 days have passed since the last known case was infectious, authorities have declared that the local measles outbreak is over.
The 42 days represents two incubation periods, according to the Ocean County Health Department.
However, just because there have been no new cases, it doesn?t mean that there?s an undiagnosed case out there, so medical professionals should still keep an eye out, the department said. Additionally, sporadic cases might still pop up from time to time.
Since October, 33 outbreak-associated cases were identified, including 30 confirmed cases in Ocean County residents and 3 cases in one Passaic County household that had a direct epidemiologic link to the outbreak community...