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Two additional cases of measles have been reported inside a Chicago migrant shelter. That brings the total number of cases among shelter residents to four since Friday. Officials are working to vaccinate shelter residents.(NewsNation) — Two additional cases of measles have been reported inside a Chicago migrant shelter, bringing the total number of cases among shelter residents to four since Friday.
The two new cases were found to be in adults after the first two cases involved children, including one who remains hospitalized in good condition, the city health department announced.
On Monday, the Chicago Department of Public Health said that two additional confirmed cases were detected at the shelter in the city's Pilsen neighborhood, where more than 1,800 migrants — including 95 children 2 years of age or younger — are being housed.
Anti-vaccine movement driving measles outbreak: DoctorA team from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention will travel to Chicago on Tuesday to help address rising concerns that more measles cases could be coming to a migrant shelter.
A CDC official told NewsNation that team members will work to identify potential exposures and sources of the possible transmission to better understand who may be at risk. City health departments said Monday that nearly all of the shelter's residents were assessed by local medical professionals over the weekend and successfully vaccinated more than 900 residents.
Second measles case confirmed at Chicago migrant shelterProviding migrants with vaccines
The CDC team that is expected to arrive on Tuesday will also be assigned to provide clinical guidance for the active measles case and to determine the immunity status........