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Local 9-Month-Old Diagnosed With Measles
Doctors Emphasize Importance Of Immunization Before Travel
Reported by Josh DeVine
POSTED: 12:24 pm CDT April 25, 2011
UPDATED: 1:39 pm CDT April 25, 2011
5:27pm | April 25, 2011
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Like most every other parent, Keshia Lee cares about the health of her baby.
"(I) make sure they're up-to-date with their shots, make sure they won't, you know, get sick," she said.
So for her and many, the news a local baby has measles is troubling. A doctor diagnosed it April 14. The patient, 9 months old, was returning to Middle Tennessee from overseas...
...The state Department of Health won't identify the baby but did say doctors are working with the family to make sure they don't become sick as well. Again, the state emphasized there is no risk to public health.
This is the third case of measles in the state this year, all connected to international travel...
Local 9-Month-Old Diagnosed With Measles
Doctors Emphasize Importance Of Immunization Before Travel
Reported by Josh DeVine
POSTED: 12:24 pm CDT April 25, 2011
UPDATED: 1:39 pm CDT April 25, 2011
5:27pm | April 25, 2011
FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Like most every other parent, Keshia Lee cares about the health of her baby.
"(I) make sure they're up-to-date with their shots, make sure they won't, you know, get sick," she said.
So for her and many, the news a local baby has measles is troubling. A doctor diagnosed it April 14. The patient, 9 months old, was returning to Middle Tennessee from overseas...
...The state Department of Health won't identify the baby but did say doctors are working with the family to make sure they don't become sick as well. Again, the state emphasized there is no risk to public health.
This is the third case of measles in the state this year, all connected to international travel...