Particular person with measles visited locations in Alton, Harmony, Merrimack theinsiderinsight

The New Hampshire Division of Well being and Human Providers confirmed Thursday that somebody with measles from out of state visited New Hampshire whereas they have been infectious.

Well being officers mentioned that individual was uncovered to a global traveler who additionally had the sickness.

This individual may have transmitted measles to people who find themselves not immune — which means they both haven’t been beforehand contaminated or they haven’t been absolutely vaccinated. Folks with weakened immune techniques and infants who haven’t but acquired the measles vaccine are additionally in danger.

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Earlier Thursday, well being officers launched a timeline and listing of locations in New Hampshire the place the contaminated individual visited. Later Thursday night, well being officers launched this revised timeline:

• July 6 from 1 to five pm: Texas Roadhouse on Loudon Street in Harmony
• July 7 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm: Baked and Brewed Café on Suncook Valley Street in Alton
• July 7 from 3 to six pm: The Frequent Man on Daniel Webster Freeway in Merrimack

Well being officers are asking that anybody who just isn’t protected or is uncertain if they’re who additionally visited any of these places throughout these particular occasions and dates to contact the Division of Public Well being Providers at 603-271-4496.

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Well being officers mentioned this latest an infection is the fifth linked to a multi-state outbreak of measles.

Signs of measles might be something from having a excessive fever, to a cough, runny nostril or having watery eyes a number of days earlier than creating a physique rash.

Docs say that being vaccinated is one of the best safety in opposition to measles.

“Given the charges of vaccination locally, I’d take this as a warning that we are going to seemingly see one thing like this once more, and we wish to make certain we’re defending as many individuals as attainable, and that is notably true in youngsters, “Dr. Michael Calderwood, of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Heart, mentioned.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMeasles is extremely contagious. If only one individual has it, as much as 9 out of 10 individuals who occur to be close by will change into contaminated in the event that they aren't protected. Folks may even get it by being in a room the place somebody with measles has beforehand been.

New Hampshire epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan mentioned measles can stay infectious within the air for as much as two hours after somebody leaves an area.

“The time frame when somebody with measles can unfold it to different folks begins from 4 days earlier than rash onset till 4 days after the rash has appeared,” Chan mentioned.

Each medical doctors mentioned there’s a probability extra circumstances might be recognized, however Chan assures that New Hampshire's stage of immunity is usually excessive.

By contact tracing, public notices, and inspiring vaccines, they’re working to cease the measles from spreading.

“We don't count on that that is going to show into a big, widespread neighborhood outbreak,” Chan mentioned.

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