(CBS Detroit) – The Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting the second confirmed case of measles in the county.
Health officials said the case is an adult who does not have immunity to measles and was previously infected in Washtenaw County. Incident reported on March 3rd.
Four measles cases were reported in Michigan in 2024, two in Washtenaw County and one in Oakland and Wayne counties. Two of the four reported cases were linked to international travel.
Michigan is one of 17 states Report of measles cases.
“This situation shows why we are working so hard to contain measles,” said Juan Luis Marquez, MD, MPH, medical director of the Washtenaw County Health Department. “People without immunity through vaccination or pre-existing conditions are much more likely to become ill if infected, with approximately one in five requiring hospitalization.
“This alert is more urgent for those who may have been exposed to a confirmed case. It is also an important reminder.”
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Health authorities are urging anyone who may have been infected and is considered non-immune to get the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine.
People who have received two doses of measles vaccine (MMR) are considered immune, as are adults born before 1957 or who show evidence of previous measles infection.
Health officials say the exposures occurred at the following locations:
- Sunday, March 10: Michigan Department of Emergency Medicine Adult Emergency Room and Waiting Room, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor 48109 10:40 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Monday, March 11: Michigan Medicine Emergency Department Adult Emergency Room and Waiting Room, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor 48109 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Monday, March 11: University of Michigan Alice Lloyd Residence Hall, 2nd floor, 100 Observatory, Ann Arbor 48109, 6:45 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Monday, March 11: CVS Pharmacy, 5449 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor 48103, 3:20 to 5:40 p.m.
- Tuesday, March 12: NextCare Urgent Care (formerly Michigan Urgent Care), 3280 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor 48104, 10:40 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
- Thursday, March 14: CVS Pharmacy, 3535 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor 48105, 4:45 to 7 p.m.
- Friday, March 15: Trinity Health IHA Medical Group WestArbor Primary Care and Urgent Care Lobby and Waiting Room, 4350 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor 48103, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
read: First measles case confirmed in Michigan since 2019
What are the symptoms of measles?
Measles is highly contagious, spread through the air and through person-to-person contact, and “can survive in the air for up to two hours in the presence of an infected person,” according to MDHHS. Symptoms usually appear 7 to 14 days after exposure, but can appear up to 21 days later.
Symptoms of measles include:
- High fever (sometimes over 104°F).
- cough.
- snot.
- Red and watery eyes (conjunctivitis).
- Two to three days after symptoms begin, small white spots (Koplik spots) appear on the inside of the cheeks, gums, and over the mouth.
- A red, raised patchy rash. It usually starts on the face and spreads to the trunk, arms, and legs 3 to 5 days after symptoms appear.
MDHHS recommends that unvaccinated individuals over 1 year of age receive the measles vaccine.
