DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Measles cases continue to spread across northeast Indiana after two more counties in the area reported a single case of the disease, according to data from the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH).
As of Sept. 30, DeKalb and LaGrange counties have each reported a measles case. With Adams County now having three known cases and Allen County still having one known case, there are six reported cases in northeast Indiana.
On Wednesday, the Allen County Department of Health announced anyone who visited the Fort Wayne Zoo Sunday, Sept. 27, could have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.
Health Department says zoo visitors possibly exposed to measles
According to the CDC, if a person has measles, up to nine out of 10 people who come into close contact with that person will become infected if they are not protected from measles…