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Measles outbreak in Michigan

Content Editor: Dr. Sakshi Aggarwal

March 7, 2024 at 1:30:00 PM

Communicable diseases, Outbreak

Content Editor: Dr. Sakshi Aggarwal
  • There hasn't been an instance of measles in Michigan since 2019

  • However, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has disclosed that a young child in Oakland County has contracted the disease through importation as there were no additional exposures outside the child's household.

  • In other measles news from the US, two additional cases have been recorded in Broward County, Florida; 

  • However, it is unclear if these cases are related to an outbreak that occurred at an elementary school. 

  • As of right now, Broward County has eight instances reported, according to state data

  • Six instances were included in the elementary school cluster, according to earlier reports.

  • Officials are urging unvaccinated people ages 1 and older to receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

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