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Health officials in the state of Indiana reported a confirmed case of measles in the northeastern state.
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) works with local health departments and healthcare providers in LaGrange and Steuben counties to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the patient. while it is infectious and prevent further transmission of the disease.
ISDH is also consulting public health officials from Michigan and Texas, as the investigation also revealed a risk of exposure in these states.
People who visited these places on the dates and times indicated may have been exposed:
- Chuy's Restaurant – 1512 Harvey Road, College Station, TX 77840
- Emergency Care at Emergency Cameron Memorial Community Hospital – 1381 N. Wayne St., Angola, IN 46703
- 3:45 pm – 6:35 pm Saturday, March 30th
- Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Laboratory
- 17:30. – 20h Saturday 30 March
- Holy Angels Catholic Church – 402 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091
- San Miguel Grocery Store – 211 Jacob Street, Sturgis, MI 49091
- Walmart Supercenter – 1500 S. Centerville St., Sturgis, MI 49091
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Anyone likely to have been exposed to these places should monitor the symptoms until April 21st.
From January 1 to March 28, 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 387 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 15 states. This is the second largest number of cases reported in the United States since the elimination of measles in 2000. Indiana had a measles case confirmed in 2018.
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