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Anchorage health officials report one measles case; city MMR coverage at about 81 percent
Summary
Health department officials described a single measles case, said investigators found no travel or known ill contacts, and warned Anchorage MMR coverage is below the roughly 95 percent level needed for herd immunity.
Anchorage Health Department officials on June 11 briefed the committee about a single recent measles case and urged vaccination after they reported local immunization coverage below recommended herd-immunity levels.
Kimberly Rash, director of the Anchorage Health Department, and George Conway, the department’s chief medical officer, told the assembly they learned of a minor diagnosed with measles on May 21. Conway said investigators found no known ill contacts and the child had not traveled. The source of exposure was not…
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