CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Health officials in North Carolina reported a third measles case in Mecklenburg County on Tuesday, prompting a public exposure notice for attendees of events at a local school earlier this month.
The latest case involves an unvaccinated child who is recovering in isolation at home, according to Mecklenburg County Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Officials said the contact investigation is ongoing but declined to release further details to protect the patient’s privacy.
The case is linked to a child who lives in Mecklenburg County but attends school in neighboring Union County. Health departments in both counties are coordinating their investigation to notify, test, quarantine, and vaccinate people who may have been exposed…