Second case of measles confirmed in Wayne County [Video]

WAYNE COUNTY (WWJ) Health officials confirm a second case of measles in Wayne County, and the seventh in Michigan in 2024.

In a press release; Wayne County Public Health (WCPH) said the latest case, associated with international travel, has been identified in an adult who lives in Wayne County. The person is “following all isolation protocols” while the WCPH and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services identify anyone who might have been exposed. WCPH is also notifying any possible contacts of the person.

WCPH has named the two “possible exposure” locations:

Michigan Medicine Canton Health Center waiting area, 1051 N. Canton Rd.-July 25, between 10 a.m and 3 p.m.-July 29, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Trinity Health IHA Urgent Care-Schoolcraft Campus, 19000 St. Joe’s Parkway, Suite 140, Livonia-July 27, between 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Anyone who was at the these locations during these times; and who is not fully vaccinated against the measles (two doses of the MMR) or who does not know their vaccination status; …