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2nd Measles Case Confirmed in Eastern Nebraska

measles-virusFREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Health officials have confirmed a second case of measles in a child residing in eastern Nebraska.

The Three Rivers Health Department, along with the Douglas County Health Department, issued a news release Thursday announcing the case. The confirmation comes after officials last week announced a woman who spent time in Omaha and Blair had been diagnosed with measles.

Officials say the child visited a childcare center and a restaurant in Blair when he or she could have infected others.

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that spreads through the air through breathing, coughing or sneezing. Officials say any person exposed to it who has not been vaccinated is likely to contract the disease.

Officials have urged anyone who may have been in the patient’s vicinity to check vaccine records.

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