North Dakota Has Multiple Measles Cases

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(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota has multiple measles cases and a growing list of potential exposure sites in the eastern portion of the state, the Department of Health and Human Services said.

Pembina County reported five measles cases; three are adults, one is a child under age 5 and one is between 5 and 19 years old.

The department added to its list of potential exposure sites, listing 23 locations in Cavalier, Colfax, Grand Forks, Fargo and Walhalla where people may have been exposed to the disease from Feb. 4-11.

“I do think we’re going to see additional cases,” Molly Howell, director of disease control and forensic pathology for HHS, said.

Williams County in northwest North Dakota has one confirmed case of measles this year involving an unvaccinated adult who contracted the disease while traveling out of state, the department has said.