Measles Case Confirmed in Kentucky
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The state says the case was confirmed in Franklin County.
Kentucky now has a confirmed case of the measles. The state says the case is in an adult in Franklin County who recently traveled internationally. Officials say the person could have exposed others at a Planet Fitness in Frankfort. It's the first confirmed case of the measles since 2023.
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Measles Case Confirmed in Kentucky
Clip: Season 3 Episode 196 | 1m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky now has a confirmed case of the measles. The state says the case is in an adult in Franklin County who recently traveled internationally. Officials say the person could have exposed others at a Planet Fitness in Frankfort. It's the first confirmed case of the measles since 2023.
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The state says the case is from Franklin County.
It involves an adult.
The adult had recently traveled internationally to an area with measles cases.
Health officials are now trying to contact anyone in contact with that patient.
They say someone could have exposed or been exposed at the Planet Fitness on Allen Way in Frankfort between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. on Monday, February 17th.
This is the first confirmed Kentucky case of the measles since 2023.
The news comes after a child died of the measles in West Texas.
That is the first measles related death in the U.S. since 2015.
Texas reports 124 cases of measles so far.
Measles cases in the U.S. in 2024 were double the number in 2023, according to the Associated Press.
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