SLCo's 'likely' first case of measles detected; patient refuses to be tested

SALT LAKE CITY — Health officials believe they have detected the first case of measles in Salt Lake County, but they have so far been unable to verify it because the patient is not cooperating.

The Salt Lake County Health Department said they were informed Monday of the "probable" case by a health care provider who noticed specific measles symptoms in the patient. They tried

“The patient has declined to be tested, or to fully participate in our disease investigation, so we will not be able to technically confirm the illness or properly do contact tracing to warn anyone with whom the patient may have had contact,” said Dorothy Adams, the executive director of the health department. “But based on the specific symptoms reported by the healthcare provider and the limited conversation our inv