One More Case of Measles Reported in Wisconsin

By Anna Boyd
14:39, April 16th 2008
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Three new cases of measles have been reported in southeastern Wisconsin, raising the total this month to seven, the Milwaukee Health Department said Tuesday afternoon.

The latest case was a fifth grader at SC Johnson Elementary School. According to Stephanie Kratochvil-Hayden, representative for the Racine Unified School District, the illness was confirmed late Monday by city health officials, local media sources reported.

She further said school officials are waiting for directions from health officials but they want to announce parents and the school staff.

“The health department has not given us any indication that that was necessary,” Kratochvil-Hayden said. “If they do, then we will obviously follow their direction.”

School officials said they have no idea whether the infected student had been vaccinated against the disease. The name of the student wasn’t released for privacy reasons.

There are no plans to close the school. Instead, school officials decided to order kids who are not fully immunized to stay home under quarantine.

Four cases of the measles were confirmed earlier this month in the Milwaukee area. Three were children who attended the same day care. Until then, Wisconsin had seen no cases of measles since 2005.

The measles starts with cold symptoms, such as cough and fever. Victims then get a red rash that starts on the head and spreads to the rest of the body.



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