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Cascade County health department ramps measles preparedness after out-of-county cases; pertussis increase noted
Summary
Staff reported a measles cluster in Gallatin County and described steps the department has taken to prepare local response, including a dedicated measles phone line, coordination with partners and options for mobile testing; department also reported an increase in pertussis cases this year.
Cascade County Public Health staff told the Board of Health on May 7 they are monitoring vaccine-preventable illnesses and have taken steps to coordinate testing, outreach and partner response after recent out-of-county measles cases.
Abigail (Family Health Services and Prevention Services staff) described a Gallatin County cluster that included travel-associated cases and said there was "no exposures in schools" in that incident. She said public-health partners there used advance screening…
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