The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Oakland County Health Division have reported a measles outbreak in the greater Detroit area and since Mar. 13, eight cases have been confirmed.

Measles/CDC
Measles/CDC

Health officials advise if you were at the following locations on the dates and times listed below, you were at risk of being exposed to measles:

March 14 – March 19

  • Congregation B’Nai Israel: 15400 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park
  • Ahavas Olam: 15620 W 10 Mile Rd., Southfield
  • Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit: 24600 Greenfield Rd., Oak Park
  • Kollel Institute of Greater Detroit: 15230 Lincoln St., Oak Park

March 15 – March 18

  • One Stop Kosher Food Market: 25155 Greenfield Rd., Southfield

March 15

  • Young Israel of Oak Park: 15140 W. 10 Mile Rd., Oak Park, after 1:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Kroger: 23675 Greenfield Rd.: Southfield, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
  • Beaumont Medical Building, 1st Floor: 3535 W. 13 Mile Rd., Royal Oak, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • SKLD Bloomfield Hills: 2975 N. Adams Rd., Bloomfield Hills, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
  • Westborn Market: 27659 Woodward Ave., Berkley, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
  • Jax Kar Wash: 27054 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, 1:00 – 4:00 PM


March 16

  • Beth Tefilo: 24225 Greenfield Rd., Southfield, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

March 17

  • Yeshivas Darchei Torah School: 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Beth Tefilo: 24225 Greenfield Rd., Southfield, 8:00 – 11:00 a.m.
  • Lowe’s Home Improvement: 28650 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, 12:20 – 3:30 p.m.
  • Lowe’s Home Improvement: 434 W. East 12 Mile Rd., Madison Heights, 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
  • Home Depot: 660 W. 12 Mile Rd., Madison Heights, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.

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March 18

  • Kroger: 19853 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
  • Berkley Medical Center: 1695 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley, 11:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Meijer: 28800 Telegraph Rd., Southfield, 1:00 – 4:30pm
  • Yeshivas Darchei Torah School: 21550 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Oakland County Circuit Court Building: 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Bldg.12E, Pontiac, 1:30 – 5:00 p.m.
  • ABC Warehouse: 24725 Southfield Rd., Southfield, 3:30 – 7:00 p.m.
  • Universal Plumbing Supply: 14511 W. 11 Mile Rd., Southfield, 4:40 – 7:30 p.m.

March 19

  • Building at 211 W. Fort St., Detroit, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This building includes Detroit Economic Club, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Passport Office, and more.

March 20

  • Brede, Inc.: 19000 Glendale Ave., Detroit, 12:00 – 7:30 p.m.
  • Rite Aid: 24850 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park, after 3:30 p.m.
  • Beaumont Medical Building, 1st Floor: 3535 W. 13 Mile Rd., Royal Oak, after 3:00 p.m.
  • Providence Park Novi Medical Building: 26850 Providence Parkway, Novi, after 1:00 p.m.

The measles vaccine is available at Oakland County Health Division offices in Southfield and Pontiac and some health providers. Health Division offices are open Monday, 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and are located at the following addresses:

  • North Oakland Health Center, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Building 34 East, Pontiac
  • South Oakland Health Center, 27725 Greenfield Road, Southfield

“Unvaccinated individuals need to get vaccinated. If you do not have a record of two measles (MMR) vaccines, unsure if you have been vaccinated, or unsure if you have had measles in the past, contact your healthcare provider,” said Leigh-Anne Stafford, health officer for Oakland County. “If symptoms develop, do not visit your doctor or emergency room unless you call ahead so they can take precautions to prevent exposure to other individuals.”

There will be a special measles vaccination clinic open to the public today from 10am-2pm at the South Oakland Health Center, 27725 Greenfield Rd., Southfield.

From January 1 to March 14, 2019, 268 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states.

The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

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