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Article: VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ASKS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO BE ADVISED ABOUT MEASLES OUTBREAK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 13, 2007
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The Vermont Department of Health issued the following news release:
The Vermont Department of Health is asking health care providers and the public to be aware of an outbreak of measles occuring in the Montreal area.
Since April 19, there have been 14 confirmed cases of measles in the Montreal metropolitan area. Although the risk of contracting measles while traveling to Montreal remains low, due to the frequency of travel into Canada health care providers in Vermont are being asked to consider the possibility of measles in any patient ill with fever and rash.
There have been no cases of measles in Vermont.
Measles is a highly contagious disease. Fever and cold-like symptoms are followed ...