Chicago confirms two cases of measles after city resident and migrant child diagnosed
Chicago authorities have identified two cases of measles as of Friday, one city resident and a migrant child at a shelter, the first cases reported in Chicago since 2019.
Chicago authorities have identified two cases of measles as of Friday, one city resident and a migrant child at a shelter, the first cases reported in Chicago since 2019.
In the case of the city resident, the source of infection was unknown and the person was “recovering well at home,” the Chicago Department of Public Health said Thursday, adding that their infectious period ended on March 6.
On Friday, the department announced a second confirmed case of measles, this time in a young child who was staying at a shelter for migrant families. The child has also recovered and was no longer infectious, according to a statement.
The department has said it is working to determine and notify people who may have come in contact with the two people diagnosed with measles.
Residents of the migrant shelter, in the neighborhood of Pilsen, were asked to remain in place until authorities can determine who is vaccinated and thus immune to measles, and who might be at risk for infection, a statement from the public health agency said.
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