The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force has reconvened as a proactive measure as measles cases are growing nationwide, and include a few reported cases in Missouri.

While the Task Force is educating and informing the public about the measles virus, its symptoms, preventive measures, and how to manage suspected exposure, Dr. Alex Garza says the infectious disease potential is extremely low – for now.

“Immunization rates are below 95% in our region. The highly infectious nature of the measles virus has put the St. Louis community at risk”

“We have not seen any secondary cases from this initial case, meaning it does not appear that everyone is susceptible to the virus,” said Garza.

He suggests that individuals who are not immunized, and were exposed to measles, contracted the virus

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