US EditionDIA Named Measles Exposure Site; New Case Confirmed in Mesa County Resident
An out-of-state adult contagious with measles passed through Denver International Airport, with 10 cases linked to the airport exposure, prompting health warnings through Sept. 2.
- On Monday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment warned of a possible measles exposure at Denver International Airport’s Concourse C after an out-of-state resident traveled through gate C51 and boarded at gate C50 last Tuesday, Aug. 12.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a Mesa County adult with unknown vaccination status may have contracted measles from the same source as another resident last week.
- Colorado’s measles tally shows 21 cases this year, with ten linked to a previous exposure at Denver International Airport .
- People exposed at DIA should monitor symptoms through Sept. 2, pursue post-exposure vaccination or antibody treatment, and call ahead before seeking care.
- While CDC reports the two-dose MMR vaccine is 97% effective, about three in 100 vaccinated people can still get infected, and two-thirds of measles patients were unvaccinated or unknown.
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The Fort Morgan Times
Possible measles exposure reported at Denver International Airport
An out-of-state resident traveled through Denver International Airport while contagious with measles last week, and public health officials are urging people who passed through Concourse C to watch for symptoms. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment also reported a second new measles case in Mesa County. That person, an adult whose vaccination status is unknown, may have gotten measles from the same source that infected anothe…
DIA named measles exposure site; new case confirmed in Mesa County resident
DENVER (KDVR) — Officials are warning of two new measles incidents and possible exposures across Colorado as a new measles case has been confirmed in a Mesa County resident, and another case was confirmed in a traveler at Denver International Airport. On Friday, health officials confirmed an adult Mesa County resident had measles and said Monday they had confirmed an "additional case of measles in a Mesa County resident." The Colorado Department…
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