A Lake County resident who spent approximately 50 hours in a Lake Zurich restaurant between March 13 and 19 has a case of measles adding to the spread of the disease in the Chicago area, according …
A Lake County resident who spent approximately 50 hours in a Lake Zurich restaurant between March 13 and 19 has a case of measles adding to the spread of the disease in the Chicago area, according to a news release from the Lake County Health Department.
The infected individual was in the emergency room at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville between 5:56 p.m. Wednesday and 4:01 a.m. Thursday, according to the release. They were also at Consume Restaurant at various times March 13 through 16 and March 19. “Vaccination is the best tool we have to prevent the spread of measles,” Dr. Sana Ahmed, the Lake County Health Department’s Medical Epidemiologist,” said in the release. “This is a good reminder to make sure that you are up to date on all your vaccines.”
Lake County health officials said in the release the case is connected to the outbreak in Chicago. There are 17 confirmed cases concentrated largely in the largest city-run migrant shelter. Of the confirmed cases, 11 are children under the age of 5.
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