FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – After the Indiana Department of Health confirmed a positive measles case in Adams County, local health leaders are urging people to check their immunization status.
Measles is a highly contagious disease. The virus can live in the air for up to two hours, and nine out of 10 people who come in close contact with an infected person are expected to become infected.
“We’ve always said diseases are just a plane ride away, and when you combine that with a population that isn’t getting as many vaccines as we used to, it opens the door for us to be susceptible to diseases again,” said Erika Pitcher, Director of Clinical Services and Case Management at the Allen County Department of Health…