Measles Cases Top 30 Near Dubuque as Schools Urge 2-Dose Vaccination
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Updated · kwwl.com · Aug 21
Measles Cases Top 30 Near Dubuque as Schools Urge 2-Dose Vaccination
3 articles · Updated · kwwl.com · Aug 21
Summary
More than 30 measles cases in southwest Wisconsin, including a few in Grant County across the river from Dubuque, have heightened back-to-school concerns days before classes begin.
Dubuque County has no confirmed exposure site yet, but health officials say schools can spread measles efficiently because the virus moves through the air and close contact speeds transmission.
Twelve Iowa cases are confirmed, mostly in central Iowa, with previously identified exposure sites in Des Moines and West Des Moines rather than the Dubuque area.
The Dubuque County Health Department is urging school-aged children to get the two-dose MMR shot before fall classes, saying routine childhood vaccination is 97% effective.