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Public health warns of measles exposures; Clay County monitoring two susceptible contacts
Summary
State and local public health officials updated the Clay County Board of Commissioners on the national measles outbreak, local vaccination coverage gaps, the disease’s clinical timeline and complications, and local steps to make MMR vaccine available to residents.
Clay County public health officials on Tuesday briefed the Board of Commissioners on an ongoing national measles outbreak, local vaccination coverage, and steps the county plans to take to expand vaccine access and monitor exposures.
Isaac Trebould, West Central District Epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, gave the update and described measles as "an acute systemic respiratory illness caused by a virus" that is highly contagious and can cause serious complications. He said measles transmits easily via airborne particles and noted a 90 percent attack rate in susceptible close contacts.
Trebuold summarized the recent national picture and regional clusters: more than 1,000 U.S. cases in 2025 at the time of his presentation, including an outbreak in Texas with several hundred cases and cases in neighboring North Dakota. He told…
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