maybe it's just me but i think when i hear this kind of thing that they are using it to hunt for someone specific and are just using this as a cover....color me specious and cynical
i did a general search and most all of the links just copy what Hippie has posted..this one was a little different
so i want to know..if she was positive before flying..who knew that..?
and really two clinics in boston already..wow...creepy..several places had this sentence:
People are considered immune to measles if they were born in the United States before 1957, previously had measles, or were vaccinated against it.
pretty damn funny as i fit all three groups..guess i'm safe, huh??????????? Health officials track measles exposure at three U.S. airports
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EmailPrint..By Lauren Keiper Lauren Keiper – Sat Feb 26, 1:43 pm ET
BOSTON (Reuters) – State health officials are trying to track down travelers who may have been exposed to measles after a passenger who was contagious passed through three major U.S. airports.
A woman with a confirmed case of measles traveled from the United Kingdom through Washington Dulles International Airport, Denver International Airport and on to Albuquerque International Airport last week, said Tom Skinner, spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC has provided state health officials with information about passengers on those flights to begin tracing who may have had contact and if immunizations are current, said Skinner.
On Friday, Colorado health officials issued a warning to travelers and workers at Denver International Airport of possible exposure to the passenger who is from New Mexico and was at the airport for several hours on Tuesday night.
Officials believe the diagnosed case of measles was contracted overseas, said Skinner.
States, with assistance from the CDC, will determine who is at risk and typically look at other passengers seated near the confirmed case, he said.
Measles is a highly contagious airborne virus spread person to person that develops seven to 18 days after exposure. It looks and feels like a cold initially but later a rash develops on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.
People with measles are contagious four days before and four days after the tell-tale rash appears.
The latest containment and outreach efforts come as health officials in Boston are tracking three people suspected of crossing paths with a 24 year-old-woman whose diagnosis was confirmed earlier this month.
Some 180 people have been vaccinated at two free clinics held in the Boston office building where the woman had come to work while contagious.
Health officials in Boston also believe the confirmed case acquired the disease overseas.
Measles is a leading cause of death among children in the developing world, but is seldom seen in the United States where vaccination is required for all school children.
The most recent large outbreak of measles in the United States was in 2008, where more than 130 cases were reported in 15 states, according to the CDC.
(Editing by Greg McCune)
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(Boston, MA) -- Public health officials are racing to contain a potential measles outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says thousands of people may have been exposed to the airborne and highly contagious illness at three U.S. airports.
The scare started after a woman who works at the French Consulate in Boston tested positive for measles.
Officials say she was infected with an active case of the disease when she flew from the U.K. to Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC last Tuesday before travelling on to Denver International Airport and Albuquerque International Sunport.
Anyone who passed through those airports or flew on the same planes as the infected woman may have been exposed.
The CDC is now trying to track down all those people.
Measles symptoms include a cough, runny nose, fever and a rash that can develop as much as 12 days after exposure.
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Health officials track measles exposure at three U.S. airports – msnbc.com
State health officials are trying to track down travelers who may have been exposed to measles after a passenger who was contagious passed through three major U.S. airports. A woman with a confirmed case of measles traveled from the United Kingdom through … read full article…
Third suspected case of measles surfaces – Boston Herald
B oston public health officials worked to contain a measles outbreak as a third suspected case surfaced yesterday, a week after a 24-year-old woman tested positive for the airborne virus. The latest case, reported early yesterday, involves an unidentified … read full article…
Measles Scare Hits 3 U.S. Airports – ABC News
Thousands of passengers may be at risk after a woman who tested positive for measles traveled through airports in Washington, D.C., Denver and Albuquerque last Tuesday. Measles is the highly contagious respiratory disease that’s transmitted through the air … read full article…
Measles: A bracing reminder on vaccines – Boston Globe
The measles outbreak at a Back Bay office building this week is a reminder that the disease is still a threat. Fortunately, a simple immunization can prevent its spread. Now that the only study linking autism and childhood vaccination has been thoroughly … read full article…
Passenger at DIA may have exposed others to measles – Denver Post
DIA travelers Tuesday night may have gotten a rude welcome when they landed — potential exposure to the measles virus. The rare disease is highly contagious, and a passenger with measles arrived at DIA Gate 39 on Concourse C about 9 p.m. Tuesday. The … read full article
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came back to ad this from huff postThe traveler, a 27-year-old woman from Santa Fe, New Mexico, is reported to have 'traveled from London to Washington, D.C. last week, then two days later flew from Baltimore to Denver before taking another flight to Albuquerque."