[fm]: 19th case of measles identified in Arizona outbreak tied to Eloy Detention Center

Another case of the measles has been identified in Pinal County, bringing the state's total for the outbreak to 19, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Benjamin Palmer, DHS spokesman, said all 19 of the cases originated in a private detention center in Eloy, and the new case doesn't pose a risk to the public.

Palmer said there has only been one potential public exposure to measles since the outbreak. On June 21, a Walgreens on Pinal Avenue in Casa Grande had exposure to the disease from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., but no one has seemed to have contracted the disease there.

His advice to those who think they may be suffering from the disease was to call ahead to the medical provider before visiting their office.

"Call ahead to your doctor or to the hospital if you think you have measles, because if you do have it and you show up and have to wait, you could potentially be infecting a lot of people," he said.

The first two cases of the highly contagious virus were reported on May 26.




By: Alexis Egeland (AZ Central).

Photo: AZ Family.

Review: Emerging Market Formulations & Research Unit, FLAGSHIP RECORDS.

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