'Probable': Two additional measles cases reported, says OSDH
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) on Tuesday updated its measles tracking system to 8 confirmed and 2 probable cases.
Measles is a reportable disease in Oklahoma. It is a highly infectious and serious disease caused by the measles virus. Measles is also known as rubeola, 10-day measles, hard measles, and red measles, says OSDH.
Health officials say updates to case numbers are provided at 12 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
According to health officials, the definitions of 'measles' are as follows:
Confirmed
- Shows symptoms consistent with the national standard surveillance definition AND has a confirmatory test result or a link to a laboratory-confirmed case
Probable
- Shows symptoms consistent with the national standard surveillance definition AND lacks a confirmatory test result or a link to a laboratory-confirmed case
*The unvaccinated/unknown category includes people with no documented doses of measles vaccine more than 14 days before exposure.
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