CDPHE finds measles exposure location in Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – A gas station in Grand Junction has been the location of possible measles exposure, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced Sunday.
CDPHE said anyone near the area between 6-10 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, at Love's Travel Stop/Carls Jr., 748 22 Road, might have been exposed to the disease. Symptoms may develop through June 17.
The department said anyone exposed should monitor their symptoms for 21 days and try to avoid public gatherings or high-risk settings.
Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a rash which begins a few days later on the face before spreading. CDPHE said the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine 'provides strong protection.'
The Junction location wasn't the only known place exposed to measles in the state. CDPHE said two locations were also found in Colorado Springs
The department also said the total cases of measles has reached six after two El Paso County unvaccinated adults were confirmed to have the disease. They are unrelated but were at Denver International Airport around the same time on May 14. Both of them are recovering at home.
No Mesa County residents have been confirmed with measles.
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