Chicago Health warns of possible measles exposure on CTA buses, city schools

Alonzo Small
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CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning locals about possible measles exposure at several city locations.

CDPH says the following exposure locations in public settings for which a list of exposed people could not be obtained have been identified:

Date/Time

Location

3/4/24, 7:40 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.


CTA Bus #8

3/5/24, 7:40 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.


CTA Bus #8

3/7/24, 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.


Cook County Health Professional Building
1950 W. Polk St. Chicago, IL 60612

3/11/24, 5:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

CTA Bus #8

3/17/24, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Iglesia Bautista Fundamental Church
4741 Northcote Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312

3/22/24, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Walmart Supercenter
7050 S Cicero Ave, Bedford Park, IL 60638

3/22/24, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CTA Orange Line

3/22/24, 1:40 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Pace Bus # 379

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CDPH says three Chicago Public School locations were also potentially exposed to measles:

Date

Location

3/4/24 and 3/5/24

Armour Elementary School
950 W 33rd Pl, Chicago, IL 60608

3/6/24


Peter Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy
1624 W 19th St, Chicago, IL 60608

3/18/24 and 3/19/24

Hubbard High School
6200 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60629

Anyone who may have been at the locations mentioned above during the listed times should review their immunization records and/or ensure they are up-to-date on the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

People potentially exposed to measles should monitor symptoms, including rash, high fever, cough, runny nose, and red watery eyes.

Symptoms can take 7 to 21 days to appear.

Dr. Juanita Mora, an allergy and immunology specialist, is working with CDPH to help curb the ongoing outbreak. She added that complications from measles could include pneumonia and life-threatening encephalitis or swelling of the brain.

“We know that about 20% of kids who get measles will end up in the hospital with pneumonia,” Mora said.

As of Thursday, April 4, health officials have confirmed 56 cases of measles in Illinois, 53 of which are from Chicago. The remaining cases are in Will, Lake, and suburban Cook counties.

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