Bowlls, ND – No more cases of
have been identified in Northern Dakota, including in a county previously not infected.
The Northern Dakota Health and Social Services Department announced on Thursday, May 29, the 28th case of the State, up seven compared to last week.
The last case was the first reported in Burke County in the far northwest of the North Dakota. The press release did not identify the age of the infected individual, but said that they frequently traveled to
County of Williams, where the first case was reported.
Williams county has almost half of the state cases with 13 infections, according to health and social services.
The State reported 23 cases in people under the age of 20, including three in children 5 years or under.
Burke is the fourth county of the North Dakota to have a case of measles. The counties of Cass and Grand Forks reported seven cases each on Thursday. At the end of last week, the County of Cass reported six cases and the County of Grand Forks reported two.
Residents of the Divide County may have been exposed to the virus, said health and social services. The possible exhibition places in Crosby include Lindsey grocery store at 211 Main St. S. from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Dollar General, 1108 Fourth St. SE, between 3:20 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Monday, the press release said.
“This is the greatest number of measles reports reported in northern Dakota since 1978, when 211 cases have taken place,” said the Molly Howell Immunization Director in a press release.
Northern Dakota has a vaccination rate of almost 90%. The risk of measles for vaccinated residents is low, said health and social services.
The measles is very contagious because it can spread in the air and linger in rooms up to two hours, depending on the press release.
“People with measles are contagious before and after the symptoms, increasing the risk of involuntary spread,” the statement said.
The state recommends two doses of measles, mumps and rubbing vaccine – the first between 12 and 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years.
According to the centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ROR vaccine is effective for life.
Residents born before 1957 are considered immune.
Those who have contracted the virus should monitor the symptoms for 21 days, while non -vaccinated people exposed to measles should in quarantine for the same period, the statement said.
Measles and vaccine information can be found to
