SPOKANE — A second north Idaho resident has tested positive for measles. While receiving treatment at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center last week, more than 100 people were potentially exposed, officials say.

The most recent case is an unvaccinated child in Bonner County. Currently there is no known link between this case and the Kootenai County case announced last week.

“Without any link between these two confirmed cases in north Idaho or travel outside of their communities, it’s reasonable to suspect that there is more measles circulating,” Idaho state epidemiologist Christine Hahn said in a statement. “As we’ve seen with other states around the nation, cases can begin to multiply quickly.”

Before they were diagnosed with measles, the Bonner County child traveled to Spokane to re

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