Problem
A. What techniques did health officials use to determine genotype B3 measles virus was the cause?
B. 3 of the 6 unvaccinated patients were eligible for vaccination. What were the reasons they were not vaccinated? One patient had received 1 age-appropriate dose of measles-containing vaccine, why do you think that person still contracted measles?
C. Public health workers identified 25 public locations visited by the seven measles patients. Through comrehensive contact tracing, how many people were identified as possibly being infected?
D. What measures did the Shelby County Health Department take to prevent spread of the virus? Do you think this was excessive?
E. Read over the last two paragraphs of the report. What recommendations were made to further control the virus? What other information did you take away from their conclusions?