Health officials confirm pediatric measles case in Cuyahoga County: What you need to know

Cuyahoga County confirms first case of measles, warns of potential exposure

Officials are warning the public that they may have been exposed on May 2 if they were in the Atrium lobby a Hillcrest between 3:50 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Cuyahoga County reports 1st confirmed measles case in 2025

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Cuyahoga County has confirmed its first case of measles in 2025, in an unvaccinated child. The child was previously treated at the Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, and sent home to isolate until it ran its course, according to a Thursday news release. County health officials are now warning people who were in the hospital's atrium lobby between 3:50 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 2, that they may h…

Pediatric measles case confirmed in Cuyahoga County, may have exposed others at Hillcrest Hospital

The child was treated at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, and sent home to isolate for the duration of the illness.

Health officials confirm pediatric measles case in Cuyahoga County: What you need to know

If you were at Hillcrest Hospital's Atrium lobby on May 2 from 3:50 p.m. through 6:15 p.m. and do not have measles immunity, you are advised to stay home.

Cuyahoga County Board of Health issues alert for local measles case

An unvaccinated child who had the measles and was treated at Hillcrest Hospital has prompted the Cuyahoga County Board of Health to issue a Public Health Alert.Health officials said the child was treated at the hospital on May 2 and returned on May 4 to the emergency room.The board of health said the child was treated by a doctor and sent home to isolate "for the duration of the illness."Anyone who was in the hospital's atrium lobby and is not v…

Higher measles risk heightens anxiety for immunocompromised individuals

Mike Bialek doesn’t have many options when it comes to protecting himself from measles.