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Officials explain quarantine rules, testing and why most measles cases are in unvaccinated people
Summary
Local health officials explained the difference between quarantine and isolation, the 21-day incubation window, limits of post‑exposure vaccination, and that state labs test to distinguish wild‑type measles from vaccine-related symptoms.
Buncombe County health officials used a Facebook Live session to explain how quarantine, isolation and laboratory testing work during local measles cases and why most infections occur in unvaccinated people.
Dr. Jennifer Mollendorf, Buncombe County medical director, described quarantine as the separation of people who have been exposed and isolation as separating people who are confirmed or suspected to have measles. She emphasized the incubation period: “how long it might take for measles to show up…
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