COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – For local health officials, no news is good news about the recent measles outbreak in Michigan.
No new cases have been reported in recent days. Branch-St. Joseph-Hillsdale Community Health Agency Director of Personal Health and Disease Prevention Yvonne Atwood reported to the Board of Health Thursday that this past Sunday was the 21st day since an Indiana measles case exposed three sites in Sturgis.
Measles begins with a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes usually about seven to 10 days after exposure but can occur up to 21 days afterwards.
Atwood said two special clinics were set up in Sturgis and 30 measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines were administered. Walk-ins are still being taken at four clinics.
Atwood says they had two suspected measles cases since the exposure in Sturgis March 31, 2019. One was in Sturgis, the other in Branch County, but neither turned out to be the measles.
Michigan has had 42 cases of measles since the outbreak with most of them in Oakland County. There are still fears public places outside of Oakland County are potential exposure risks for anyone who has not been vaccinated.
