CDC sending team to Chicago to help respond to city's 1st measles cases since 2019: CDPH

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Five cases in total have been confirmed by city officials as of Monday.

Tami Chappell/Reuters, FILEdetected in the city since 2019, the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed to ABC News, as more people contract the virus.

The fifth, unrelated case occurred in a Chicago resident whose source of infection is unknown but whose contagious period ended March 6, health officials said.The CDPH said it is now doubling down on its message to all Chicagoans, including those at the new arrivals shelter, to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their communities.

 

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