The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released additional information for the public on Wednesday after announcing there is no cases of measles in Oklahoma.
Measles is one of the world’s most contagious diseases, with one person being able to infect nine out of 10 of their unvaccinated close contacts.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health says it has verified an employee at Wayside Elementary in Bartlesville does not have measles.
OWASSO, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Department of Health confirmed there are no measles cases in Bartlesville, but it sounded the alarm for many health professionals and families here.
Officials at Wayside Elementary School in Bartlesville said custodians completed a deep cleaning to prevent spread of the highly contagious disease.
A rise in vaccine hesitancy may be causing a recent spike in measles showing up in a way it has not in decades.
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