The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) has announced an unvaccinated Jessamine County resident has tested positive for measles. This is the first confirmed case of measles in a Kentucky resident since July.
This person was exposed to measles when an out-of-state traveler who was infectious visited Fayette County between Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. This resulted in community exposures first announced by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department on Jan. 9. This case of measles is not related to community exposures between Dec. 28-30, in Grant County, which were linked to a different out-of-state visitor.
Public health officials are investigating additional community exposures to measles as a result of this Jessamine County case. Information about measles and public exposures can be found on the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s measles webpage, which can be accessed at www.chfs.ky.gov.
“Measles is a serious and contagious virus that has seen a resurgence in recent years,” said Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. “We continue to urge families to take these risks seriously and to protect themselves and their communities by getting the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.”…