Wisconsin health officials have confirmed nine measles cases in Oconto County, all connected to close personal contact among a small group of people.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the first case was linked to travel to an area with known measles activity. No other details about the exposure have been released at this time. However, DHS says there’s no indication the virus is circulating.
“There’s no evidence that this is spreading outside of that group,” said Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer with DHS.“We believe that we have a very complete picture of who has been exposed, and all of those individuals have been contacted.”The measles cluster is the largest Wisconsin has seen in decades. But officials say they are confident in the containment so far…