The Lincoln County Well being Division (LCHD) issued a press launch on April 1, 2025 to offer the group with a measles replace in gentle of a current improve in circumstances all through the US in keeping with the LCHD:
As of March 27, 2025, the reviews of the Middle or Illness Management (CDC) 483 confirmed measles circumstances, together with confirmed youngster loss of life. A number of states are affected. No circumstances have been confirmed in Wisconsin. The newest data is out there at: cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html.
Measles may be very contagious. It’s attributable to a virus that simply spreads by air when an contaminated particular person coughs or sneezes. Measles extends quickly, typically earlier than illness signs are seen. It’s so contagious that 90% of unvaccinated folks uncovered to measles shall be contaminated. The virus stays within the air and on the surfaces as much as two hours after an contaminated particular person leaves an space.
Signs typically embrace fever, cough, nasal secretion, purple, aqueous eyes and a purple and stained eruption that often begins within the face within the hair line and extends down. Illness problems embrace ear infections, diarrhea, pneumonia, mind swelling (encephalitis) and probably loss of life.
Tips on how to shield, your loved ones and others in the neighborhood:
The MMR vaccine (papers, measles, rubella) is very efficient to offer immunity. Two doses of the MMR vaccine present 97% safety in opposition to measles an infection and proceed to guard all through life.
• The MMR vaccine is advisable at 12 to 15 months, then once more at four and 6 years of age. If the state of the vaccine is unknown, vaccination is advisable.
• Final measles an infection can present a life safety in opposition to the illness. The measles vaccine developed in 1963, so these born earlier than 1957 are in all probability immunity.
Now’s the time to speak to your medical care supplier about any vaccination you might want. Contact your medical care supplier to debate vaccine issues, ask questions and program vaccines which can be backward. You may also seek for vaccine file within the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR): dhs.wisconsin.gov/immunization/wir.htm
The LCHD affords zero price vaccines to eligible households by youngsters’s vaccines (VFC) and grownup vaccine applications (VFA). Get extra data in co.lincoln.wi.us/well being/web page/immunization-clinics.
“It is by no means too late to get caught in vaccines. Illness prevention is safer than illness remedy,” the LCHD mentioned. “Lowering illness outbreaks is a group effort.”
To acquire questions on measles or immunications, talk with Kristi or Deanna within the LCHD. Name 715,536,0307 or lchealth@co.lincoln.wi.us. An informative measles sheet is out there at: Co.Lincoln.wi.us/well being.