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Board of Health reports measles exposure and widespread influenza
Summary
Board members reported contact tracing of a Colorado resident who traveled to California with measles exposure and said influenza remains widespread locally; members urged isolation while symptomatic and hygiene measures.
Speaker 2 told the board that a Colorado resident who traveled to California had been tracked and isolated in California after exposure to measles; investigations traced multiple locations the person visited. The speaker said the case was being handled by California authorities and characterized that as encouraging because the individual was isolated there rather than locally.
Separately, influenza was discussed as still circulating widely in the community; staff reminded residents to stay home while symptomatic and to practice hand hygiene. No local public-health orders were announced at the meeting.
