Tag: Measles
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Colorado measles cases surge, near highest level in decades
With nearly 20 measles cases so far this year, Colorado is on track to record its highest number of infections since the disease was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000. Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a measles case in an unvaccinated Lake County teenager. As of April 28,…
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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at sports bar in Colorado
Colorado health officials have made the public aware of a possible measles exposure that took place at a popular Arvada sports bar. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Broomfield Public Health and Environment, the place of potential exposure was Bout Time Pub & Grub on W. 80th Avenue. Potential exposure…
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Colorado sports bar linked to growing measles outbreak
State health officials are asking people who visited a sports bar in Arvada this week to watch for symptoms after identifying two more measles cases in Broomfield residents. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said in a release Thursday that two additional cases of measles have been identified and health officials are…
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Measles outbreak prompts 80 exclusions at Broomfield schools
Editor’s note: This story was updated after publication to include additional information from Boulder Valley School District about the academic supports available to students who are excluded from school during the measles outbreak. Eighty unvaccinated students and staff at Broomfield middle and high schools are not allowed to attend class in the wake of a…
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Unvaccinated child in Broomfield County tests positive for measles
Public health officials have confirmed a measles case in Boulder County. The child was not vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella and had not traveled outside the state or had a known exposure, according to state health officials. The case brings the total number of measles infections in Colorado to two. “The lack of a…
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Measles exposure in Saliday Friday confirmed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Chaffee County Public Health have confirmed a case of measles in an out-of-state resident who was in Colorado. Health officials said anyone who visited Monarch Mountain at the Crest Gift Shop in Salida Friday between 4:30-7…
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1 more measles case confirmed in El Paso County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One more case of the measles in El Paso County has been confirmed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, officials said Monday. The case is one of three recently confirmed in the…
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Denver resident tests positive for measles in 12th reported state case of year
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a vaccinated Denver resident tested positive for measles and identified three potential exposure locations in the last week. The case is the 12th recorded in Colorado this year, according to the CDPHE’s website. The individual was a…
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Arapahoe County toddler confirmed with measles taken to seven Aurora locations
A child under 5 years old who recently travelled to multiple international locations with family has been confirmed to have measles. The toddler, who was unvaccinated and remains hospitalized, is a resident of Arapahoe County, and was present at several locations in Aurora last week before being placed in hospital isolation, according to a news…
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Second Denver measles case confirmed
A second case of an adult in Denver with the measles was reported Wednesday by the Denver Department of Public Health & Environment and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. The person, who is a household contact of the first Denver case earlier this month, has been in quarantine during his or her…