(CNN) Maine child tests positive measlesofficials say, marks the first case in the state since 2019.
The child who tested positive had been vaccinated against measles, The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release on Friday: It “considered that children are infected with due caution”.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all children receive two doses of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine. The first is between 12 and 15 months of age and the second between 4 and 6 months of age.
According to the CDC, some people do get measles despite being vaccinated, but those people generally have a mild illness and are unlikely to be contagious.
Maine’s CDC said others were exposed to measles, including “Family Time Eat and Play,” which took place at shopping malls and two medical centers between April 29 and May 1. I have listed some possible locations. Call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop symptoms within 21 days.
Maine’s CDC says babies and young children are likely to be “very sick” with measles. its Facebook page.
Officials said they were still waiting for official confirmation of a positive case from the US CDC, according to a news release.
The US CDC said it has recorded 10 measles cases in eight states so far this year. Since 2019, the incident in Maine has According to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Measles was declared eradicated from the United States in 2000, thanks to an intensive vaccination program. According to the US CDC websiteHowever, vaccination coverage in the United States has declined in recent years, causing new outbreaks.Outbreak that started in his November in Ohio 85 children got sickno one was fully vaccinated.
The disease is highly contagious, infecting up to 90% of unvaccinated people exposed to the virus. According to the US CDC.