Ottumwa Pizza Ranch Business Drops 50% After Iowa Flags 1 Measles Exposure Site
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Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Aug 25
Ottumwa Pizza Ranch Business Drops 50% After Iowa Flags 1 Measles Exposure Site
3 articles · Updated · KCCI Des Moines · Aug 25
Summary
Owner Curt Hopkins said Ottumwa Pizza Ranch sales fell 50% after Iowa health officials identified the restaurant as a possible measles exposure site tied to an infected customer.
The exposure window was Aug. 14 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Hopkins said the restaurant and its staff did not cause the illness; it has since stepped up cleaning to reassure customers.
Wapello County Public Health said a possible exposure does not mean everyone present will get sick, but unvaccinated people face the highest risk, with infection odds above 90%.
Health officials urged people who suspect measles to call a provider before seeking in-person care, warning that walking into waiting rooms could expose more people.
Iowa HHS has listed several other possible exposure locations across the state, while Wapello County said it has no immediate plans for a measles vaccination clinic.