A Connecticut child diagnosed with measles attends a school in Trumbull, according to town officials.
The child, who is under the age of 10, goes to Christian Heritage School, the town posted on its Facebook page on Thursday.
“Local health officials are working closely with Christian Heritage School administration and the Connecticut Department of Public Health to ensure that all proper precautions are being taken to ensure the health and well being of all students, faculty and Trumbull residents,” the post read.
The Department of Public Health announced the case in Connecticut on Wednesday. It is the state’s first measles case since 2021.
“We are working with the family to be able to help determine all the elements of contact tracing that we will need to do,” Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani said on Thursday. “People who may have been in contact with this child will be notified.”
The child is unvaccinated and had recently traveled internationally.
A letter sent to parents from the Trumbull Health Department on Thursday said the infected child was at the school on Dec. 4.
The department said unvaccinated or undervaccinated children and adults, including those with exemptions from vaccinations, will need to be out of school for 21 days.
Symptoms of the disease usually begin 7-14 days after a person is exposed to an infected person. Typical cases of measles begin with a fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a sore throat. Then, three to five days later, the person will develop a red or reddish-brown rash, usually starting on their face at the hairline and then spreading down to the entire body, according to DPH.
