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Whatcom County contained two measles cases through rapid response and protocol.

Health officials identified 33 contacts and spent 320 hours on containment efforts.

Low MMR vaccination rates in kindergartners leave region vulnerable to outbreaks.

When Dr. Meg Lelonek got a phone call telling her that the staff at a Lynden doctor’s office might have seen a patient with measles, a flood of thoughts rushed through her head.

It was 9 p.m. June 18, the night before a three-day holiday weekend and barely a week after school let out for the summer. Measles is one of the most contagious of all infectious diseases and can have life-altering consequences. It’s a nasty little bug, an airborne virus that lurks in a room for two hours after the car

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