OSDH sent out a health alert advising clinicians in Oklahoma to consider measles among patients with compatible symptoms amid a measles outbreak in Texas.
Officials at Wayside Elementary School in Bartlesville said custodians completed a deep cleaning to prevent spread of the highly contagious disease.
Latest data shows significant rise in parents sending kindergarteners to school without the required measles vaccine.
The United States recently saw its first measles fatality since 2015 when a child in the current outbreak died. The Oklahoma State Department of Health said there are no indications that the Texas measles outbreak has made it here.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health said there is no measles in Oklahoma, and the individual in Bartlesville was positive for the IgG immunity.
A bit of a panic today after the Bartlesville Public School district reported a measles diagnosis, only for the state department of health to verify that it was
A rise in vaccine hesitancy may be causing a recent spike in measles showing up in a way it has not in decades.
Measles have been reported in eight states, with the first death of an unvaccinated child occurring in West Texas on Feb. 26.
Are you immune from measles or do you need another MMR vaccine? A false alarm of a positive case in Oklahoma has many asking these questions and KOCO 5 spoke with a local doctor to get the facts. It all really depends on your age.
Oklahoma's first measles case of the year has been confirmed by Bartlesville Public School officials.On Tuesday, Bartlesville Public School officials announces
Oklahoma doctors have been preparing for a potential measles outbreak as bordering states have seen an increase in cases.