PINECREST, Fla. (WFLA) — The primary case of measles in Miami-Dade County this 12 months was detected Tuesday after officers mentioned a pupil at one of many district’s faculties was identified with the illness.
In response to WPLG, officers with Miami-Dade Public Colleges confirmed that the case was reported at Miami Palmetto Senior Excessive Faculty in Pinecrest.
A letter obtained by CBS News Miami indicated that the contaminated individual was a pupil at the highschool. The letter, despatched to oldsters, mentioned the varsity plans to carry an immunization drive subsequent week for unvaccinated college students with parental consent.
The native well being division will even be working to inform those that had shut contact with the contaminated pupil.
It is unclear whether or not the scholar was current on the faculty Tuesday. The precise date when the scholar examined constructive was additionally unknown.
The information comes amid experiences of measles outbreaks in not less than 9 different states, together with Texas, the place the variety of folks identified has grown to over 100.
One individual, an unvaccinated baby, has died — marking the primary measles demise within the U.S. since 2015.
