CDC dispatches team to Chicago as measles cases prompt concerns

The Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed on Tuesday three more confirmed measles cases at the Pilsen migrant shelter.With the city now grappling with eight confirmed measles cases and health experts warning of more imminent cases, the CDC has dispatched a team from its headquarters in Atlanta to Chicago.Their mission is clear: to provide guidance, identify exposures and administer vaccines.The expert team arrived in the city this afternoon and headed directly to the Pilsen shelter.

Due to the outbreak, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Cook County Department of Public Help are providing vital resources to the city."IDPH is working to coordinate state assistance to support our local public health partners as they contend with a measles outbreak that reflects an ongoing national rise in measles this year," said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra.

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