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Measles in Minnesota: Child is hospitalized and second is isolating at home after testing positive for disease that is most dangerous in under-5s
Measles has been spotted in two children in Minnesota including one whose illness was so severe it led to them being hospitalized, local health officials say.
The youngsters — both under five years old — started displaying symptoms of the disease shortly after returning from an unnamed nation where 'measles is common'.
While one child is on emergency wards at a hospital the second is currently in isolation at home.
Neither was vaccinated against the disease, and both lived in Hennepin county which includes Minneapolis.
Unvaccinated children are at 'highest risk' from measles, the World Health Organization says. Figures show up to one in 300 Americans children die from the disease.
Measles has been eliminated in the United States for almost 20 years thanks to a comprehensive vaccination program. But globally the disease continues to circulate in a handful of countries including Brazil, India and areas of West and Central Africa.
Contact tracing is now underway to determine whether the disease has spread.
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Measles has been spotted in two children in Minnesota including one whose illness was so severe it led to them being hospitalized, local health officials say.
The youngsters — both under five years old — started displaying symptoms of the disease shortly after returning from an unnamed nation where 'measles is common'.
While one child is on emergency wards at a hospital the second is currently in isolation at home.
Neither was vaccinated against the disease, and both lived in Hennepin county which includes Minneapolis.
Unvaccinated children are at 'highest risk' from measles, the World Health Organization says. Figures show up to one in 300 Americans children die from the disease.
Measles has been eliminated in the United States for almost 20 years thanks to a comprehensive vaccination program. But globally the disease continues to circulate in a handful of countries including Brazil, India and areas of West and Central Africa.
Contact tracing is now underway to determine whether the disease has spread.
(More on the link)
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