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Measles OUTBREAK THREATS-4/3/14-1700-PMD

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE MEASLES OUTBREAK.  THAT AFTER CASES OF THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NEARBY COUNTIES AND ACROSS THE STATE.  THERE HAVE BEEN 49 CONFIRMED CASES OF THE MEASLES TO DATE THIS YEAR STATEWIDE. LAST YEAR THERE HAD BEEN 4 CASES IN THE SAME TIME FRAME.  HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT EVERY CASE OF THE DISEASE REQUIRES TRYING TO LOCATE EVERY ONE IN CONTACT WITH THE INFECTED PERSON. THE LAST CASE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTYWAS IN DECEMBER 2013.

 

 

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