A reported measles exposure at a the Wilmington-area Nemours Children’s Hospital could bring the virus to the First State. | PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CDC VIA UNSPLASH
Delaware’s principal pediatric facility, Nemours Children’s Health, reported a measles exposure in its emergency room last week, which could lead to the first case of the virus in the state in more than a decade. The state says it is still in the process of contact tracing and will notify those who may have been exposed.
There have not been any confirmed measles cases in Delaware since the exposure, a spokesperson for the state’s health department said, and the incident involved someone from out of state who sought care at the Wilmington area hospital…