A Salt Lake County resident who recently traveled out of the country is confirmed to have contracted a case of measles, health officials reported Thursday.
The Salt Lake County Health Department reported the resident was not vaccinated against the disease. Where the individual traveled, as well as their age and gender were not made available by the health department.The last time a case of measles made its way to the state was in 2017 and involved an individual who also traveled outside of the country but who had received all of their vaccinations, health officials reported.
They also remind that measles is a vaccine-preventable disease and encourage everyone to get the shots, which come in two doses. "While over 90 percent of children in Utah schools and childcare facilities are adequately vaccinated, there are still people in our community who are not protected,” said Dr. Angela Dunn, SLCoHD executive director in a release.
Symptoms of measles include a fever of 101 degrees or higher, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes and a rash that begins on the face before spreading to the entire body. Measles was declared eradicated in the United States more than two decades ago but travel-acquired illness can still cause outbreaks within the country as it remains a common sickness in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
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