Connecticut has its first case of measles in more than four years, according to the Department of Public Health.

The case is in an unvaccinated Fairfield County child under the age of 10, the department said in a news release.

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The child recently traveled internationally and began showing symptoms of measles several days later, they said.

The symptoms included a cough, runny nose, congestion, fever, and then a rash starting at the head and spreading throughout their body.

According to the Department of Public Health, measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Measles can be dangerous, especially to children under five.

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