Category Archives: Measles

Hip-hop Measles

Outbreak: Hip-hop Measles
Product: N/AInvestigation Start Date: 5/27/2007
Location: Lane County, OregonEtiology: Measles
Earliest known case onset date: 5/20/2007Latest case onset date: 6/5/2007
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 2 / 1Positive Environmental Samples: N/A
Hospitalizations: 2Deaths: 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.