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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

Pennsylvania health officials are alerting residents who visited several locations throughout York County and Hershey between August 22 and August 29, they may have been exposed to measles.

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“A patient in WellSpan York Hospital has a confirmed case of measles, which can be highly contagious,”  Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “WellSpan Health is in the process of notifying patients, staff and visitors who were in either WellSpan Stony Brook Health Center or WellSpan York Hospital during the identified times and areas of the building; however, if you have been properly immunized against measles, your risk of getting the disease is minimal. If you believe you might have been exposed and experience symptoms, please contact your health-care provider or call our toll-free hotline at 1-877-PA-HEALTH.”

The locations and times when residents may have been exposed include:

  • Fuddruckers, 2300 E Market St., York, PA, on Aug. 22 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM;
  • Hershey Theater, 15 E Caracas Ave., Hershey, PA, on Aug. 23 from 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM;
  • WellSpan Stony Brook Health Center, 4222 E. Market St., Lincoln Hwy. York, PA, on Aug. 26 from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM;
  • WellSpan York Hospital, 1001 S George St., York, PA, on Aug. 26,
    • in the proximity of the Lab from 1:30 to 3:45 PM;
    • in the proximity of the Imaging Department from 1:30 to 6:30 PM;
    • in the proximity of the Emergency Department from 6:15 to 1:45 AM;
    • in the proximity of the Imaging Department from 7:00 to 9:30 PM;
  • WellSpan Stony Brook Health Center, 4222 E. Market St., Lincoln Hwy. York, PA, on Aug. 28 from 10:45 AM to 2:00 PM;
  • WellSpan Stony Brook Health Center, 4222 E. Market St., Lincoln Hwy. York, PA, on Aug. 29 from 9:50 AM to 12:30 PM; and
  • WellSpan York Hospital, 1001 S George St., York, PA, on Aug. 29 in the proximity of the emergency room at 11:15 AM to 3:15 PM.

This confirmed measles case is the 14th case in Pennsylvania in 2019, and more than 1,200 cases have been reported in the United States in 2019. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1992.