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Show Suspect Cases of Measles reported Numerous reports of 'suspect measle (rubeola) have come to the attention of the Division of Health, Disease Control Branch, since December. " The initial suspect case was a two year old male from Australia, who by history, was unimmunized iand had on clinical examination a rash and had, by a local physician's .history, the prodrom of . .measles. While contagious, the infant was placed in a day school while the parents skied. No blood was drawn on this infant and he was subsequently lost to follow-up. follow-up. Eight cases of measles have now been clinically confirmed in Salt Lak; County; two suspect cases are presently pending. Many ! of these cases are related to the index case be attendance ' at a day school. Acute bloods have been drawn and investigation in-vestigation by the Salt Lake City-County Health Department continues; outbreak control procedures are underwav Other cases of rash illness suspected as measles apparently having no apparent ap-parent relationship to the initial cases have been reported. The possibility of a community outbreak exists. Any rash illness with a 1 history or physical findings consistent with measles should be reported im-: mediately by telephone to the Disease Control Branch or to local county health departments for appropriate action. The Disease Control Branch strongly recommends recom-mends drawing an acute serum in all suspected cases of measles to aid in confirming con-firming the diagnosis. Timely reporting is critical in the prevention of epidemic measles such as was experienced in Utah in 1976. |