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El Paso health officials warn of measles cases, urge MMR vaccination and expanded outreach
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El Paso County public health officials reported five confirmed measles cases as of April 11 and outlined vaccination, testing and outreach plans, urging residents to get MMR shots and avoid travel to outbreak areas.
El Paso County public health officials on Monday outlined their response to a regional measles outbreak, saying the county had confirmed five cases as of April 11 and urging residents to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and avoid nonessential travel to areas with active outbreaks.
Dr. Hector Ocaranza, an El Paso County public health official, told the County Commissioners Court that measles is highly contagious — infecting an average of about 15 people from a single case — and that vaccination remains the most effective protection. “Prevention is the best tool that we have available because there is no treatment,” Ocaranza said.
The county’s health department is distributing health advisories to local clinicians, running vaccination clinics at…
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