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State's first measles case detected in Utah County; health officials urge caution amid national outbreak
Utah health officials have confirmed the state’s first case of measles in Utah County. On Friday, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services announced in a press release that a male resident of Utah County has been diagnosed with measles; the person’s age and hometown were not given. “This person was unvaccinated and has no out of state exposure which indicates the infection was transmitted within Utah,” the release states. “No other people with measles have been identified at this time.” However, the DHHS said that before the man was diagnosed, he had visited several ...
