Measles outbreak in Lakewood jumps to 6 confirmed cases, 7 more suspected

The Health Department said people in Lakewood contracted the disease after they were exposed to someone who acquired measles when traveling internationally.

On Wednesday, health officials said people could have been exposed if they visited:
the office of Dr. Eli Eilenberg, 150 James St., Lakewood, on Oct. 31 between 11:15 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Four Corners Bagel & Cafe, 150 James St., Lakewood, on Oct. 31 between 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Previously health officials said others could have been exposed if they visited the following locations between Oct. 13 and Oct. 31: Schul Satmar, 405 Forest Ave.; Eat a Pita, 116 Clifton Ave.; CHEMED Health Center, 1771 Madison Ave.; NPGS grocers, 231 Main St.; and Pizza Plus, 241 4th St. Lakewood.

NJ.com- Officials have confirmed two additional cases of measles in Ocean County to bring the total of confirmed cases in the outbreak to six with another seven people suspected of contracting the virus. As of Wednesday afternoon, test results are pending on the seven suspected cases as hundreds of people have scrambled to get vaccinations, according to Brian Rumpf, the director of administration at the Ocean County Health Department.



Rumpf said the department said the growing number, while a small increase, does raise concern, as it ups the chance of exposure to the virus. "It certainly doesn't take much, based on the 90 percent transmission rate," he said. While most people born after 1957 receive two doses of the measles vaccine by the age of 4, there are others who aren't vaccinated, due to religious or medical reasons, or because they have immigrated from a nation where the vaccine is not common.