Another Illinois county has warned residents of the possibility for exposure to measles after 10 cases were confirmed in Cook County.
DuPage County said while there were no cases confirmed in the county as of Tuesday afternoon, it is likely those diagnosed in Cook County "visited locations throughout the northern Illinois region."
The DuPage County Health Department said there are currently three locations where potential exposures may have occurred.
- Patients and visitors at Advanced Pediatrics Neonatal Medicine (473 W. Army Trail Road, Suite 103, Bloomingdale) on January 26 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., January 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or January 31 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Customers and visitors at Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa (792 W. Army Trail Road, Carol Stream) on February 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or February 7 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Customers at Jewel Osco (750 Army Trail Road, Carol Stream) on February 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The three locations are working with the health department to identify potential contacts and prevent further exposure.
“Since infected people are contagious even before the rash develops, it is important to protect yourself and your family by making sure everyone is up-to-date on their immunizations,” the health department said in a statement.
The warning comes on the same day Cook County confirmed its tenth measles case.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, nine of the cases are associated with the KinderCare in Palatine that is at the center of last week's outbreak.
A spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed one case is a Chicago infant who is associated with KinderCare. Officials say seven other infants and one adult from the Palatine KinderCare have also been diagnosed, though the adult is not an employee with the facility.
The one case not linked to the day care center was an adult who last month was the state's first confirmed diagnosis.
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Doctors last week said there was no link between the first case and the KinderCare cases, and no link to any of them with the multi-state outbreak associated with Disneyland.
