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LAKEWOOD – New Jersey health officials confirmed a fourth case in the measles outbreak in Lakewood.
Anyone who visited CHEMED Health Center at 1771 Madison Ave. Between 8:45 am and 1 pm on Halloween, the New Jersey Department of Health has been exposed to the highly contagious disease.
The health department urges anyone who suspects they have been exposed to medical care in order to prevent them from getting sick.
Chief Operating Officer Mark Berkowitz said that CHEMED is taking special measures to curb the potential spread of measles at its facility. The center has been set up outside their facility to treat patients with any symptoms of measles.
Nurses are greeting patients in the facility's vestibule to ask about their symptoms before entering the facility. Those exhibiting even minor symptoms of measles are treated in the triage tent, Berkowitz said.
CHEMED also has several patient members who are vaccinating patients who are seeking inoculation. Berkowitz estimated in the hundreds of people seeking vaccinations.
"We're doing this, and it's more likely to get infected," he said.
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The first case of measles was reported to the health department on Oct. 26 and involved a person who contracted measles while traveling to Israel.
Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:
- Schul Satmar, 405 Forest Ave., Lakewood from Oct 13 to Oct 21 from 1 to 4 p.m.
- Eat a Pita, 116 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, on Oct. 15 between 7 and 10 p.m.
- CHEMED Health Center, 1771 Madison Ave. (Route 9), Lakewood on Oct 17 between 3 and 6 pm, on Oct 18 from 10:45 am to 1:30 pm, on Wednesday between 8:45 am and 1 pm.
- NPGS, 231 Main St., Lakewood on Oct. 25 between 9 am and noon, on Monday between 2:15 and 4:45 pm.
- Pizza Plus, 241 St. Fourth, Lakewood, on Sunday between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Symptoms of the measles including rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red watery eyes. It can be spread through coughs, sneezes or coming in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person, according to public health officials.
State health officials are working with the Ocean County Health Department to identify and report to individuals. They urge everyone to make sure they are up-to-date on their measles / mumps / rubella vaccines as well as other age-related immunizations.
more: Vaccines: More Monmouth, Ocean kindergartners skipping their shots
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