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Chicago Migrant Measles Outbreak ... As of March 11, 2024, five people have been diagnosed with measles at a migrant shelter  in Chicago. The CDC has sent a team of experts to the shelter ... Chicago measles outbreak grows after more cases diagnosed in a migrant shelter Two children and two adults in the shelter have gotten measles, according to the city's health department. The CDC is sending in a team of experts. March 11, 2024, 6:43 PM CDT By Aria Bendix Three more people at a migrant shelter in Chicago have been diagnosed with measles, bringing the city's total to five cases so far this year. The Chicago Department of Public Health reported on Monday that two adults at the shelter had been diagnosed and were in stable condition. That followed a Sunday announcement that a young child residing at the shelter had been hospitalized with measles but was in “good condition.” The child attends Philip D. Armour Elementary School, a public school. The health department advised school-aged shelter residents not to attend school on Friday or Monday. “Once a student’s vaccination status has been verified, students with confirmed vaccinations will be notified of the date to return to school,” Pedro Martinez, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said in a letter to families on Monday. "CPS provides multiple opportunities for vaccination as well as resources for community-based services and we work closely with families to help them be up-to-date on all vaccinations," it said in a statement. The initial measles case detected at the shelter was a young child, not school-aged, who has recovered and is no longer infectious, according to the health department. Chicago's first measles case this year, announced on Thursday, appears unrelated to the others: Health officials said the Chicago resident was not infectious as of Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is sending a team of experts to Chicago to support efforts to control the disease's spread; they are expected to arrive on Tuesday. The cases are the first in Chicago since 2019, though Cook County (which includes Chicago) recorded five cases in an apartment building last year. The Chicago health department said vaccination teams have been screening people for measles at the migrant shelter, located in the city's Pilsen neighborhood, and administering vaccines since Friday. Over the weekend, nearly all the shelter residents were assessed and more than 900 got vaccinated, the department said. The migrant shelter in Chicago where four measles cases were detected. The migrant shelter in Chicago where four measles cases were detected. Shelter residents who are still unvaccinated, were recently vaccinated or are unsure of their vaccination status were instructed to quarantine for 21 days. “We have advised all unvaccinated and newly vaccinated residents of the quarantine period but some of those residents have left the shelter, and I want to acknowledge that,” Dr. Simbo Ige, Chicago public health commissioner, said in a statement on Sunday. The health department said Monday that some shelter residents are being relocated to alternative sites or hotel spaces depending on their immunity status and quarantine requirements. Measles is highly contagious: An infected person can spread the virus to up to 90% of the people close to them if those contacts aren’t immune, and people can remain contagious for roughly eight days. In his letter, Martinez advised Chicago parents to make sure their kids' vaccine records are up-to-date at their schools. The Illinois Department of Public Health's Vax Verify tool allows parents to check vaccination records for those immunized in the state from 2007 onward. #ChicagoScanner #chicago #migrants #Measles #outbreak