A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009
A patient of WVU Medicine in Monongalia County has tested positive for measles.
There is no known treatment for disease, which was first discovered in Colorado in the 1960s, and which impacts the nervous system of deer, elk, and moose
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Positive test came back Monday.
The case is part of a global and national rise in the virus this year.
It's usually a mild illness but it is highly infectious and Cornwall has seen one of the biggest increases in the country
Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the health department said.
The Hawai‘i Department of Health reports the new case is unrelated to the 10 previously reported cases since March. Several of the cases have been in infants too young to be fully vaccinated.
The Vermont Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that a person visiting the state as part of an international program has tested positive for measles. It’s the state’s first case of the highly contagious virus since 2018. The person was among a group of 26 travelers, mostly teenagers, who were exposed during an international flight to Atlanta. State officials say they learned of the exposure April 10 and asked the group to quarantine until they could determine whether anyone was...
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Public exposed to deadly diseases: measles in 2 counties, whooping cough in 1 county.