Cook County health officials reports two new measles cases

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CHICAGO (WGN) — Health officials in Cook County confirm two additional cases of measles, bringing the state’s total of reported cases to three.

The Chicago Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that one case involves a suburban resident, whose vaccination status is unknown. The second case involves a Chicago resident who, according to health officials, traveled internationally through O’Hare International Airport in early April. 

“The individual had one prior dose of MMR vaccine,” health officials added.

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