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Texas: 2011 Measles alerts/cases

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7503980.html

Houston sees its first case of measles in years
Baby girl may have caught virus on a trip to Florida
By TODD ACKERMAN
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
April 2, 2011, 7:42P

Local public health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles in a baby, the first such case in Houston in years.

The Houston Area Health Alert Network sent an e-mail on Friday noting that an 11-month-old child, who had attended the Cirque du Soleil performance at Sam Houston Race Park on March 20, developed fever the next day and a rash three days later. She later tested positive for the highly contagious virus....
 
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Source: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Measles-Cases-Confirmed-in-Tarrant-County-119277754.html

Measles Cases Confirmed in Tarrant County
Tuesday, Apr 5, 2011 | Updated 3:55 PM CDT

By Frank Heinz

The Tarrant County Public Health Department is investigating the first confirmed cases of measles in the county in nearly two decades.

The first case involves a female in her 30s who is believed to have contracted the virus during a recent trip to Orlando, Fla. The second case, an adult male, lives with the woman...
 
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Source: http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/Texas-measles-cases-share-common-thread-119298649.html

Texas measles cases share common thread
by CRAIG CIVALE
Posted on April 5, 2011 at 10:39 PM

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...Health officials say the Tarrant County woman contracted measles while on a trip to Florida, which is where officials say an 11-month-old Houston girl is also believed to have been exposed.

Experts are not yet saying the cases are linked, but they do confirm that the girl and the woman both visited Orlando, Florida during the first week of March....
 
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Source: http://carlsbad.patch.com/articles/measles-case-reported-on-may-17-san-diego-bound-flight

Measles Case Reported on May 17 San Diego Bound Flight
The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is investigating possible public exposure.
May 21, 2011

The person with measles first became ill in London on May 14 and had never been vaccinated for the disease. She traveled to the United States on Continental Airlines flight #0005 from London to Houston on May 17.
 
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