Outbreak: Hip-hop Measles | |
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Product: N/A | Investigation Start Date: 5/27/2007 |
Location: Lane County, Oregon | Etiology: Measles |
Earliest known case onset date: 5/20/2007 | Latest case onset date: 6/5/2007 |
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 2 / 1 | Positive Environmental Samples: N/A |
Hospitalizations: 2 | Deaths: 0 |
OUTBREAK SUMMARY:
In 2007, two cases of measles detected in Oregon (both unvaccinated) led to an investigation of potential exposures within a hospital and the community at large. This investigation cost approximately $170,000 across local and state health departments, and the related medical system, highlighting the costs associated with measles contact investigation.