Fairfax (VA) County Health Officials Keep an Eye on Measles, Whooping Cough
9/14/2011
Washington Post
By Kali Schumitz,
Published: September 14
Certain diseases from which most people are vaccinated for are beginning to make a comeback in some parts of the country, leaving health officials watchful. “We, in the big picture, are seeing a resurgence of some of the vaccine-preventative diseases,” said Peter Troell, a medical epidemiologist with the Fairfax County Health Department. Measles and pertussis, or whooping cough, are the most prevalent, he said.
Although Fairfax County has not had a documented case of measles for about a decade, cases have occurred in which someone who was working, traveling through or seeking medical treatment within the county has exposed residents to measles, Troell said.
About a dozen measles cases have been reported in the region since 2008, he said. To read more about the story go to
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