Measles confirmed in 3 unvaccinated Twin Cities children, health department says, WCCO News (CBS affiliate), 7/25/24

Three children in the Twin Cities were confirmed to have measles this week, and two of them required hospitalization, health officials said.

The cases occurred in Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey counties, the Minnesota Department of Health said, and all three children were unvaccinated.

"Based on current information, these cases are not directly linked to each other and have not traveled, so there is concern for possible spread of measles in the community," the health department said.

Minnesota has now seen 15 measles cases this year, all of them in unvaccinated children, officials said. More than half of those infected have ended up in the hospital.

In May, the health department warned patients at Hennepin Healthcare that they could have been exposed to the disease after three infected siblings sought care there.

More: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/measles-confirmed-in-3-unvaccinated-twin-cities-children/