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County public health posts exposure locations after Iowa measles case; fair-day vaccination planned
Summary
County public health reported the Iowa Department of Public Health confirmed a measles case in eastern Iowa and posted multiple potential exposure locations to Facebook; county staff said they will attempt vaccinations on the first day of the county fair.
A Des Moines County public health official told supervisors on July 15 that the Iowa Department of Public Health (now Iowa HHS) confirmed a measles case in eastern Iowa and that the county posted potential exposure locations on its Facebook page.
The official said potential exposure sites include locations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Amana and Dubuque. "I posted this on our Facebook page this morning," the public health speaker said, and added that the state public-health agency "is not notifying the public of potential exposure locations" beyond the information the county posted.
County public health staff also told supervisors that they will attempt to provide vaccinations on the first day of the county fair next week. The official described the fair effort as a public-health outreach action to reduce potential spread and encouraged people to check the county Facebook page for details.
No case-patient name, exact exposure times, or additional epidemiological details were provided at the meeting; the public-health representative stated that more information is available on the county's social media post. The official also noted general staffing and routine operations and said there was "nothing to report" beyond the measles posting and fair vaccination plan.
