Health

Clark County Investigating 3 Suspected Measles Cases, No New Confirmed Cases

By Meerah Powell (OPB)
March 6, 2019 6:45 p.m.

Clark County Public Health is investigating three suspected cases of measles Wednesday.

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It has not identified any new confirmed cases or new locations where people may have been exposed to the virus.

The Vancouver-area outbreak is still at 70 confirmed cases of measles. Health officials say 61 of those cases were not immunized against measles.

The U.S. surgeon general, Jerome M. Adams, is visiting Clark County Wednesday to talk with public health officials from Oregon and Washington.

He will be discussing the outbreak and education on vaccinations.

Adams will also tour a pediatric health clinic to talk with health care providers.

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