Measles are back again in America with two highly contagious cases popping up in the Bay State from Trader Joe’s and a sushi bar in Framingham. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of about 60 people in the United States contract measles every year. These people are mostly exposed to the disease in other countries who then travel here. The disease was … [Read more...]
Massachusetts issues health alert for measles
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Monday issued a public health alert after it confirmed two cases of highly contagious measles in the suburbs west of Boston. Framingham officials issued the health alert warning residents that they may have been exposed to the disease if they shopped at the Trader Joe’s on Route 9 in Framingham on February 15 or 16. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...]
