Colorado Health Officials: Measles Case Confirmed in Montezuma County Child

Measles case identified in Montezuma County

A case of measles has been identified in a student enrolled at Southwest Open School, prompting the school’s temporary closure and a public health investigation. “The student, who had not received the...

Colorado health officials: Measles case confirmed in Montezuma County child

Colorado Health officials on Wednesday confirmed a case of measles in a school-aged child residing in Montezuma County.

Measles case confirmed in southwestern Colorado, possible exposures in Cortez, Mancos

People in Cortez and Mancos may have been exposed to the measles from confirmed case in a school-aged child in Montezuma County, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The child developed measles symptoms after traveling to another state with an ongoing measles outbreak, Colorado officials said Wednesday night. They had not been vaccinated with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. People who were in the towns o…

Montezuma County child tests positive for measles; people in Cortez, Mancos could have been exposed

An unvaccinated Montezuma County child could have exposed countless residents to measles across two southwestern Colorado towns earlier this month, state health officials said Wednesday.