HEALTH ALERT:
Measles Outbreak In Philadelphia Widens To Eight Known Cases
CNN (1/9) reports, “A cluster of measles cases in Philadelphia has widened to include eight people over the past month, including at least five children, according to the city’s health department.” Notably, “a person who contracted measles outside the United States went to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in early December, the health department said, exposing three people at the hospital who later tested positive for the highly contagious virus.” Further exposures were detected at a Philadelphia day care attended by one of the patients. “Measles is dangerous for anyone who is not immunized. Also, for the very young, those tend to be the most at risk for measles and its complications,” said an American Academy of Pediatrics spokesperson.
Previous health reports regarding this outbreak can be found below:
January 4, 2024
January 5, 2024
Measles Outbreak In Philadelphia Widens To Eight Known Cases
CNN (1/9) reports, “A cluster of measles cases in Philadelphia has widened to include eight people over the past month, including at least five children, according to the city’s health department.” Notably, “a person who contracted measles outside the United States went to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in early December, the health department said, exposing three people at the hospital who later tested positive for the highly contagious virus.” Further exposures were detected at a Philadelphia day care attended by one of the patients. “Measles is dangerous for anyone who is not immunized. Also, for the very young, those tend to be the most at risk for measles and its complications,” said an American Academy of Pediatrics spokesperson.
Previous health reports regarding this outbreak can be found below:
January 4, 2024
January 5, 2024
