Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Measles threat appears to be over

Last month there was some concern about Des Moines residents who may have been exposed to measles after being near a baby boy who brought the disease back from India. Fifteen or twenty Iowans had to isolate themselves at home if they couldn't show they had been vaccinated. Now the health department reports the quarantine has been lifted and no new cases have popped up. The boy in Dallas County had a relatively mild case, according to his pediatrician, and is expected to be okay.

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