Six people have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak at the Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, Florida.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced in a notice to local health care providers on Friday that a third grader with no history of travel had been diagnosed. Three other measles cases at the elementary school were confirmed on Saturday, followed by one on Monday and the latest on Tuesday. The ages or grades of those other patients have not been released.
The county health department issued an advisory Sunday saying that it was “working with all partners, including Broward County Public Schools and local hospitals, to identify contacts that are at risk of transmission.”
It’s not publicly known whether those infected were vaccinated, NBC 6 South Florida reported. Two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine are 97% effective.
John J. Sullivan, communications and legislative affairs officer for the Broward County Public School District, said in a statement on Monday that, over the weekend, it “took further preventive measures by conducting a deep cleaning of the school premises and replacing its air filters.”
Manatee Bay Elementary School referred NBC News to the school district for information about the outbreak.
The district said the school followed its regular schedule on Tuesday, then learned of the sixth case in the evening.
