Utah aquarium, pediatric care facility among recent measles exposure sites, health officials say

  • Health officials identified new measles exposure sites in Utah, including an aquarium.
  • Utah has over 400 measles cases since June, with 98 recent infections reported.
  • Officials urge unvaccinated individuals to get the MMR vaccine for protection.

SALT LAKE CITY — Health officials have listed a slew of new locations across northern and southern Utah where people have been exposed to measles, all occurring within the past two weeks.

The new locations were announced Friday by the Salt Lake County Health Department, after state health officials reported in the latest measles data dashboard that Utah has reached 405 cases of the illness since the outbreak began last June.

Ninety-eight Utahns have become infected with measles within the past three weeks, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services…

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