LAKE COUNTY, Illinois (CBS) – One other case of measles has been confirmed within the Chicago space, this time in suburban Lake County, Illinois.
The Lake County Well being Division mentioned individuals who had been on the Devour restaurant in Lake Zurich between March 13 and March 19 might have been uncovered. Moreover, folks on the Advocate Condell emergency room in Libertyville on March 20 and 21 might have been uncovered.
Anybody who has not acquired the MMR vaccine and was at both location throughout these occasions ought to contact the well being division.
Case investigators have additionally confirmed that this case is said to the present outbreak within the metropolis of Chicago.
The division says it’s working to determine and notify those that might have been uncovered, together with the amenities the place the confirmed case was handled.
The Chicago Division of Public Well being's measles dashboard signifies 17 circumstances have been confirmed to this point, 4 of which had been reported this week.
At the least 10 of the measles circumstances have been linked to a Immigrant shelter in Pilsen. Town additionally mentioned it will require Migrants staying in shelters within the metropolis to obtain the MMR vaccine. to forestall extra circumstances.
There have been greater than 60 circumstances reported in Illinois since 2010, in line with the Lake County Well being Division.