BREAKING: Delaware declares measles outbreak as state confirms four cases - WBOC TV
Delaware health officials have declared a measles outbreak after confirming five cases in Kent County. Authorities are conducting contact tracing and urging residents to verify their vaccination status.
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Measles is a highly contagious disease, and outbreaks pose significant public health risks, particularly to unvaccinated or immunocompromised individuals.
DOVER, Del. - Delaware health officials have declared a measles outbreak after confirming five total cases this week so far.
The Delaware Division of Public Health announced on July 22 that four cases had been identified. WBOC previously reported the first two cases earlier this week, marking the first confirmed cases of measles in the First State in over a decade .
The original four cases involved unvaccinated adult men in Kent County, according to DPH. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines an outbreak as three or more measles cases connected by time and location.
On Thursday, July 23, DPH confirmed a fifth person in Kent County had tested positive, but was experiencing only mild symptoms due to being fully vaccinated with both doses of the MMR vaccine.
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