Measles in Illinois: 2nd case reported in the University of Illinois campus community

In a follow-up on the measles situation in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, local health officials are reporting the second case that involves a member of the University of Illinois campus community.

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) reports the following is the list of possible exposures to this case:

January 18, 2019

2:00 – 5:30 PM McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois

January 28, 2019

9:00 AM-Noon

MTD #22 Bus

January 28, 2019

2:30PM-5:30 PM

MTD #22 Bus

January 28, 2019

9:30 AM – 4:15 PM University of Illinois School of Social Work

January 29, 2019

3:00 – 6:00 PM University of Illinois School of Social Work

January 31, 2019

7:30 – 9:30 PM Carle Hospital Emergency Department

January 27 – 31, 2019 Maywood Apartment Building at 51 East John Street, Champaign

“What we have right now are two college-age unvaccinated persons, who are infected with measles,” said Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde. “And we know that right now that it’s not into the school-age population, the K-through-12 or the younger children.”

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“Champaign is highly immunized, and we definitely have the herd immunity going on right now,” said Pryde. “That is one of the things that we need to be vigilant about and maintain.”