Delaware Confirms 1st Measles Case in 10-Plus Years as Contact Tracing Begins
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Updated · WHYY · Jul 21
Delaware Confirms 1st Measles Case in 10-Plus Years as Contact Tracing Begins
3 articles · Updated · WHYY · Jul 21
Summary
Delaware on Monday confirmed its first measles case in more than a decade, involving an unvaccinated adult man in Kent County.
State health officials are conducting extensive contact tracing and will notify exposed people, check their vaccination status and recommend treatment when needed.
The Division of Public Health urged residents to verify records through the DelVAX portal or their doctors, noting two MMR doses are 97% effective for people who are not severely immunocompromised.
More than 100 measles cases have already been confirmed in Pennsylvania this year, including at least 72 tied to an outbreak that began in late April in the Lebanon-Lancaster area.