Colorado reports measles case in Pueblo, not tied to ongoing Texas outbreak
The infection, in an unvaccinated adult, is reportedly tied to international travel
Colorado reported its first case of measles in a state resident in two years on Monday, but the infection is not tied to the ongoing outbreak that started in Texas.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said the new infection is in an adult from Pueblo who had recently traveled to an area in Mexico with a measles outbreak. The state said the person is unvaccinated.
CDPHE said people who had been at two specific locations in Pueblo two weeks ago may have been exposed to measles. Those locations are:
- The Southwest Deli and Cafe, 1873 S. Pueblo Blvd., on the dates of Monday, March 17, through Friday, March 21.
- Southern Colorado Clinic, 109 South Burlington Dr., on Saturday, March 22, between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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