April 13, 201117th case of measles confirmed in Minnesota
The following is a press release from the Minnesota Department of Health:
There have been 17 confirmed cases of measles reported in Minnesota.
Fourteen of the cases have been linked to a case that acquired infection in Kenya (15 total), one case acquired infection in Florida and one case acquired infection in India.
Cases have ranged in age from 4 months to 51 years old. Six of the cases were too young to receive vaccine, six were of age but were not vaccinated, one was vaccinated, one was vaccinated prior to the recommended age, and three have unknown vaccine status.
There have been ten hospitalizations and no deaths.
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