Measles cases were identified June 6 in residents of two Michigan counties: Allegan and Macomb.

Those who were exposed are urged to monitor for symptoms for 21 days. If you're at risk for severe disease and within six days of exposure, preventive treatment with immune globulin may be an option.

Two new measles cases were reported in Michigan on the evening of June 6 — one in an Allegan County resident who exposed others to the highly contagious virus at three sites in Kent County from June 2-4, and a Macomb County resident who exposed others June 3 at a medical office building in Rochester Hills.

Because measles can remain infectious in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the room, the Allegan County Health Department said anyone who was at the following loca

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