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Salt Lake County confirms first measles case in 6 years
The infected person contracted the disease after traveling abroad.
By Paighten Harkins
| March 23, 2023, 4:49 p.m.
A Salt Lake County resident who traveled outside the U.S. has been diagnosed with measles — the first case confirmed in the county since 2017, the health department announced Thursday.
The resident was not vaccinated against measles, which officials declared was eradicated in the U.S. more than 20 years ago, the department said in a statement. They added that the public is “at minimal risk of illness due to this case.” The infected person only exposed their family members and those in “health care settings.”...
Salt Lake County confirms first measles case in 6 years
The infected person contracted the disease after traveling abroad.
By Paighten Harkins
| March 23, 2023, 4:49 p.m.
A Salt Lake County resident who traveled outside the U.S. has been diagnosed with measles — the first case confirmed in the county since 2017, the health department announced Thursday.
The resident was not vaccinated against measles, which officials declared was eradicated in the U.S. more than 20 years ago, the department said in a statement. They added that the public is “at minimal risk of illness due to this case.” The infected person only exposed their family members and those in “health care settings.”...