The first case of measles in Vermont in 2025 has been confirmed in a school-aged child in Lamoille county, the
Vermontdepartment of healthreported on Tuesday.
The child became sick in recent days after returning with their family from traveling internationally and has been isolated from most community settings while they have been contagious, according to the department. There is believed to be a low risk to the public.
The positive test result came on 10 March. The only place that has been confirmed as a possible exposure site is Copley hospital in Morrisville, where the child was being evaluated the previous day.
Hospital staff have already contacted visitors who had been in the emergency department between 3.15pm and 6pm on Sunday, the department says.
The case is not related to the three ongoing domestic outbreaks of measles in the US, nor is it related to the current measles outbreak in Quebec, health officials confirmed.………
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