The DuPage County Health Department announced Saturday that a resident tested positive for measles, the first case identified in the county since 2009.
DuPage County health officials announced on Saturday that a county resident tested positive for measles, the first case identified in the county since 2009, amid a national and regional uptick in the highly contagious virus.
While the department hasn’t identified any exposure locations in DuPage County, they said they are “working diligently with public health partners to identify and notify individuals who may have been exposed to the virus.”that’s capable of leading to pneumonia and other complications and can be particularly severe for young children.
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