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RI reports first confirmed measles case since 2013. What you should know
The case was a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel who was hospitalized at Hasbro Children’s Hospital this month.
Health Department reports first confirmed Rhode Island measles case since 2013
A young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel is reported at home and well after being hospitalized at Hasbro Children’s earlier this month.That's according to the Rhode island Department of Health (RIDOH) which called this case "Rhode Island’s first confirmed measles case since 2013.
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Department of Health: Measles case identified in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising the public that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in Rhode Island. This was a case in a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel.
Measles case confirmed in Rhode Island, first reported case since 2013
According to reports, the case is of a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel. The child was hospitalized at Hasbro Children’s this month and is now home and well.
RI reports its 1st measles case in over a decade
Rhode Island has its first measles case in over a decade, in a young, unvaccinated child who had traveled internationally, health officials said Saturday. The child is well and has been released from Hasbro Children’s Hospital,
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