Chickasaw County Health Reports Potential Measles Exposure

Public health alert

Chickasaw County Public Health has alerted the public to a potential measles exposure in North Iowa. The notice concerns a possible exposure rather than a confirmed report that measles spread to others.

What the alert means

A potential exposure alert tells the public that people may have encountered measles in a North Iowa setting or location. The Chickasaw County agency issued the alert as a public-health notice.

The alert does not, by itself, say that every person in the area was exposed or that anyone who may have been exposed developed measles. It also does not establish that transmission occurred.

Follow-up

Residents should look for additional information from Chickasaw County Public Health about the potential exposure. Any later public notice from the county health agency would be the place to check for updates about the situation.