Public health officials said Thursday there have been no new reported cases of measles after announcing a positive test in north Alabama earlier this week, but strongly encouraged vaccination as cases of the disease mount nationwide.
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) was not able to share many details of the positive test in north Alabama on Tuesday, but clarified Thursday the individual is an adult Alabamian who contracted the disease from a trip to South America. The department did not have any vaccination records for the individual.
The department said on Tuesday that the individual was out in public from Oct. 3 to 5 in the Bailey Cove area of Huntsville at a Subway and Publix…