Louisiana's third measles case this year reported in New Orleans visitor • Louisiana Illuminator
Posted on AllSides August 10th, 2024
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An international visitor to New Orleans has been diagnosed with measles, the third such case of the vaccine-preventable virus in Louisiana this year, according to the state health department. The patient was not fully vaccinated and was exposed to measles outside of the U.S., the Louisiana Department of Health reported Friday. The state’s Office of Public Health is working to find those who came in contact with the infected person who was staying at the Ramada by Wyndham New Orleans hotel on Chef Menteur Highway. Anyone who was at the...