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There has been a recent outbreak of measles at some of the schools in my neighborhood so I was just doing some browsing on the subject. I was reading thing on the school districts website and also a couple of national news sources. However, I am a little irritated because this is what it said:

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials in Utah are trying to contain a measles outbreak that may have infected hundreds of people who attended two recent community events.

Nine cases in the state have been linked to exposure to one unvaccinated person who contracted the disease in Poland, according to the Salt Lake Valley health department. Epidemiologists have determined that the infected person exposed as many as 1,000 people earlier this month.

Measles are so contagious that if one person has it, 90 percent of those near that individual will also become infected if they are not immune.

To keep the outbreak from spreading, state health officials are urging anyone who attended either event to contact the Utah Poison Control Center to determine if they were properly vaccinated against the measles virus. Those who attended the first event also are being asked to stay at home until April 29, and until May 1 if they attended the second event.

Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Officials-Measles-outbreak-in-Utah-traced-to-1-1348868.php#ixzz1KajJAnxs

Nowhere in the article(s) that I have looked at has any mention been made of WHAT those two community events were! I am relatively sure that I am safe from the outbreak because first of all my parents were smart enough to have me vaccinated, and second of all I don't think I attended any community events that involved thousands of people lately. However, it might be useful information to know more specifics about the two community events!!