Kansas measles case count grows to 6 children, tracing underway
TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - The number of measles cases in Kansas increased in the last two weeks.
According to information provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, there are currently six active cases in the state.
All of the known Stevens counties, located in the southwest corner of the state near the Oklahoma panhandle. The department said it is not showing how many cases are in each county because there are less than six cases in each area.
The cases are split evenly between females and males according to the Kansas Health Data Dashboard. All of the cases are in children and teenagers under the age of 18 years old.
- One case is in a child 4 years old or younger
- Three cases in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years old
- One case is in a child between the ages of 11 and 13 years old
- One case is in a teenager between the ages of 14 and 17 years old
The following table shows the timing of the cases so far this year. The latest report is from the week starting March 9.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the best way to protect against the disease is to make sure you’ve been vaccinated with the MMR vaccine.
All of the cases in Kansas at this point are in people who have not been vaccinated, according to the state’s health department.
Health departments are working on tracing because measles are so contagious, which the Stevens County Health Department addressed in a social media post.
“Measles is so contagious that if an individual has measles, up to 9 out of 10 of their close s who are not protected will also become infected.”
Vaccines are available at doctors offices, clinics, and health departments.
There are no known measles cases in Missouri at this point according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That page is updated every Friday.
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