MEASLES UPDATE * AS OF DECEMBER 10, 2018 * 12:30 P.M.
There is currently 18 confirmed cases and 5 under investigation.
Officials confirmed that the 86 ocean county residents who were exposed to someone with measles was at a private event in New York . They are part of a larger group of people at the event. The Ocean county Health department was provided with a list to contact the families.
The following is a summary with new and ongoing information with respect to the measles outbreak from the Ocean County Health Department.
• There are now 18 confirmed measles cases.
• There are now 5 cases under investigation. There is 1 new case under investigation that was identified, while 2 previously listed as under investigation now have a status that changed to unconfirmed, resulting in a total of 5 cases listed as under investigation.
• The measles outbreak is presently defined by a rash onset date of October 17, 2018 through November 24, 2018
Cases drop due to non reporting by affected individuals
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