Measles Cases Up To 6 In Ocean County

LAKEWOOD, NJ — Six people in Ocean County have been confirmed to have the measles in the latest outbreak of the virus, according to the state Department of Health.

The current outbreak began earlier this month, with the state announcing a laboratory-confirmed case on March 6. It was labeled an outbreak on March 15. State and local health officials are investigating any connection between the recent cases, the previous outbreak in Ocean County, or current outbreaks in other states, state officials said. An outbreak in Ocean County that began in late October 2018 and was declared over in January sickened 33 people.

There have been a total of eight cases confirmed in New Jersey — six in Ocean County — as of March 22, with one highly suspect case, that have potentially exposed individuals to the infection in New Jersey between March 9 and March 14.

Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:

• Congregation Bais Tefilla, 33 East 8th St, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 9, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
  • March 10, 11, 13, 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Beth Medrash Govoha, Bais Yitzchok Hall, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 10, 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • March 13 from 12:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Beth Medrash Govoha, Yoshon Hall, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 10, 11 from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • March 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
• Beth Hamedrash Zichron Binyomin, 701 Princeton Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 9 from 3 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
  • March 10, 11 from 9:30 p.m. to midnight
  • March 13 from 10:45 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. (March 14)
• Lake Terrace Hall, 1690 Oak St, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 11 from 10 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. (March 12)
• Kol Shimshon, 323 Squankum Rd, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 12 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
  • March 12 from 9 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.
• Bais Medrash Tiferes Pinchos, East 5th St and Negba St, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal B
  • March 14 from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (March 15)
• Tottini Kidswear, 204 Clifton Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 10 from noon to 3:15 p.m.
• Clover, 115 Clifton Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Kidichic, 251 2nd St, Lakewood, NJ 08701
  • March 10 from 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monmouth Medical Center, Emergency Department, 300 2nd Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740
  • March 13 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.

The Department is working in collaboration with the Ocean County Health Department to identify and notify people who might have been exposed during the time the individuals were infectious. In the event that additional exposure locations are identified, the list will be updated.

The Department recommends that anyone who visited the location listed above during the specified dates/times should contact a health provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness. If you have been exposed, you are at risk if you have not been vaccinated or have not had measles. Individuals potentially exposed, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as April 8.

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