LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Southern Nevada Health Officials have confirmed the first case of measles in Clark County since 2018.

According to the Health District, an infant in Clark County was detected with the disease on Oct. 31 due to being ineligible for the MMR vaccine.

The baby was hospitalized but has since been discharged and is currently recovering, according to health officials.

Health officials say some may have been exposed to measles if they were at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena Campus, on Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and Nov. 1 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The health district said its surveillance team is investigating possible exposure and will notify those accordingly.

“Measles is highly contagious and can spread to others simply by being in the same room with an infect

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