Measles case reported in child visiting southeast Idaho while traveling internationally

Kyle Pfannenstiel, Idaho Capital Sun

POCATELLO (Idaho Capital Sun) – Idaho wellness officials are searching for different imaginable bales exposures aft nan highly contagious microorganism was reported successful a kid visiting southeast Idaho connected world travel.

The child, who officials said was not vaccinated, was not hospitalized aft seeing a wellness attraction supplier for bales symptoms, nan authorities wellness section announced in a news merchandise Friday. The kid was not an Idaho resident, authorities wellness section spokesperson AJ McWhorter told nan Idaho Capital Sun.

Health officials opportunity nan investigation into nan lawsuit is ongoing. Officials opportunity nan kid traveled successful nan region and respective states, including Wyoming, while infectious — from Aug. 7 done Friday. Officials said nan child’s recreation history was incomplete, and said different group could beryllium exposed that nationalist wellness officials haven’t identified.

The section wellness district, Southeastern Idaho Public Health, is moving pinch wellness attraction accommodation nan kid visited to place immoderate workers aliases visitors who whitethorn person been exposed.

How to protect against measles. And what to do if exposed.

Vaccination is nan champion protection against measles, wellness officials say. Measles — which tin unrecorded successful nan aerial up to 2 hours aft personification infected leaves — is highly contagious but rare. The virus’s superior complications tin see pneumonia, encephalitis and, successful uncommon cases, death.

“Measles symptoms see fever, runny nose, cough, and rash,” Dr. Christine Hahn, aesculapian head successful nan authorities wellness department’s Division of Public Health, said successful a statement. “Although bales is usually considered a puerility disease, adults tin get measles, too, if they are not immune.”

People pinch bales symptoms should not participate wellness attraction settings without calling ahead, nan merchandise said, and should interaction their wellness attraction providers. People exposed to bales should show for symptoms for 21 days aft exposure, nan merchandise said.

Children should beryllium vaccinated betwixt 12 and 15 months aged and again betwixt 4 and 6 years old, nan merchandise said.

There is nary antiviral curen for measles, according to nan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.