4 New Measles Cases Identified in North Dakota

Four More Measles Cases Reported In North Dakota and Sanford Doctor Says To Expect More

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s been nearly two weeks since measles cases were reported at the West Fargo and Fargo Essentia clinics. As of Thursday, two more cases have been reported in Cass County. “Once you have a few cases of measles, you always expect more because this is one of the most infectious diseases known to us. For every person who gets infected with measles will have 15 to 20 cases. Now this is when we have an unimmunized population, bu…

4 new measles cases identified in North Dakota

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Four more cases of the measles have been identified in two counties in North Dakota, according to North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS says two cases were identified in Williams County and another two in Cass County, raising the state's total from 13 to 17. A case was also confirmed Friday, May 16 in Williams County. Health officials say the new cases are linked to known measles cases. Investigations show no e…

More measles cases reported in Cass, Williams counties

FARGO — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services has reported four more cases of measles in the state — two each in Cass and Williams counties. All four of the cases are in unvaccinated people. Cass County, home to Fargo and West Fargo, has four cases of the disease, and Williams County, home to Williston, has 13. No other counties in the state have reported measles infections. Among those infected, one person is under 5 years ol…

ND sees new cases of measles including two in Cass County

NORTH DAKOTA – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed four new cases of the measles. Two are in Cass County and the other two surfaced in Williams County. Health officials say they are linked to contact with known measles cases. North Dakota now has 17 confirmed cases of the virus including 13 in Williams County and four in Cass County. North Dakota’s first confirmed case since 2011 was announced May 2 in an unvac…

Measles likely to hit S.D – what you need to know

Simplified: With confirmed measles cases in North Dakota, it's likely that we'll see this previously eradicated disease showing up in South Dakota, according to Dr. Margo Free, a pediatric infectious physician with Sanford Health. Here's what you need to know to avoid this highly contagious virus. Why it mattersMeasles was declared eradicated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2000, but vaccine rates have dropped below 90…