Seven cases of measles confirmed in Florida outbreak

Six people have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak at an elementary School in Weston, Florida.

Seven people have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak that started at the Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, Florida.

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced in a notice to local health care providers on Feb. 16 that a third grader with no history of travel had been diagnosed. Three other measles cases at the elementary school were confirmed on Saturday, followed by one each on Monday and Tuesday.

The latest case to appear in the state's surveillance system is a child 4 years old or younger — the first case outside the school. Of the other six cases, three were in children ages 5 to 9, and three in those 10 to 14.

The county health department issued an advisory Sunday saying that it was “working with all partners, including Broward County Public Schools and local hospitals, to identify contacts that are at risk of transmission.”

The Florida Department of Health has not recommended that all the school's students — or even just unvaccinated ones — stay home, as is generally done in such outbreaks. Instead, it is "deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance," according to a letter Tuesday from Joseph Ladapo, the state's surgeon general.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-florida-elementary-school-rcna139637

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