Public health officials confirmed the first two cases of measles in Cook County this year Wednesday — as the illness continues to spread across the country. [Chicago Tribune]
One case is in a suburban Cook County adult resident whose vaccination status is unknown. The other case is in a Chicago adult resident who traveled internationally through O’Hare International Airport in early April, who previously had one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to a news release from the Cook County, Chicago and Illinois departments of public health.
The suburban Cook County resident went to a hospital for medical care Monday and was quickly isolated, according to health officials. The Chicago resident developed a rash April 25 and has been isolating at home since being diagnosed.
Health officials are warning that people who were at the following locations on the following dates may have been exposed:
- April 21: Chicago Public Library – Independence Branch, 4024 N. Elston Ave., Chicago
- April 21: Fittingly Delicious, 3939 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago
- April 22: O’Hare Airport, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., especially in Terminal 1
- April 23: O’Hare Airport, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., especially in Terminal 1
- April 25: Aldi, 7235 39th St., Lyons, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- April 27: Shell, 3901 S. Harlem Ave., Stickney, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- April 28: Mobil: 2945 S. Harlem Ave., Berwyn, from 10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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