PUEBLO, Colo. — One measles case has been confirmed in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced Monday.
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is often severe, but it is preventable. CDPHE said two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine are about 97% effective in preventing measles.
CDPHE and the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo, the departments said. The person recently traveled to an area of Mexico experiencing an ongoing measles outbreak…