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06-08-2010, 01:31 PM #1
AR Health Department Investigating Illness In International
Health Department Investigating Illness In International Visitor
posted 06/08/10 12:05 pm posted by: Intern
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The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is investigating a rash illness in a visitor to the United States that was scheduled to participate at a recent Wal-Mart Shareholders Meeting held at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. The international visitor had exhibited some symptoms that are consistent with measles but it is not known if, in fact, the individual is infected with this disease or something else. The Arkansas Department of Health is working with Wal-Mart and the University of Arkansas to provide vaccines as a precautionary measure to people that might have been exposed to this person. The department vaccinated 142 individuals that were potentially exposed. There is no evidence of any disease in anyone else associated with the meeting. The ADH is awaiting lab results that should be available late Tuesday afternoon.
According to James Phillips, MD, Director of the Infectious Disease Branch at ADH, there is very little chance that anyone other than foreign-born visitors or those who had never been vaccinated would be at risk if the diagnosis turns out to be measles. “Measles is very rare in countries and regions of the world that are able to vaccinate large numbers of people. Because the U.S. has high rates of vaccination, we seldom see the disease in this country,â€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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06-08-2010, 01:32 PM #2
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