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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Super Bowl 2015: Officials on Alert for Measles During Big Game
Arizona health officials are attempting to contain a measles outbreak that has already spread through multiple states as thousands of fans arrive in Phoenix ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl.
Officials are already monitoring 1,000 people in Arizona who were exposed to the contagious virus after seven people were found to be infected in the state.
“This is a critical point in this outbreak,” said Arizona Department of Health Services’ Director Will Humble. “If the public health system and medical community are able to identify every single susceptible case and get them into isolation, we have a chance of stopping this outbreak here. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/super-bowl-2015-officials-alert-measles-big-game/story?id=28605315
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