Estimated 20,000 people possibly exposed to measles at Kentucky religious event
Around 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at a large religious event in Kentucky, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and said. In a statement to the Guardian, the CDC said it was “aware of a confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated and contagious individual who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky on 17 and 18 February.
A screen capture of a telecast showing Karan Rai, of Louisville, Kentucky, singing on the Nepali version of the Voice, which he won, the culmination of a remarkable journey that began with his birth in a Nepali refugee camp. “Large numbers of people that attended the gathering from across Kentucky and from other states and countries may have been exposed.
“An estimated 20,000 people attended the gathering on the days that the patient attended. The Kentucky department for public health is actively working with CDC and clinicians to help identify if there are additional cases.” The event was a multi-week religious gathering held by Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. The “revival”, which began on campus on 8 February, saw between 10,000 and 20,000 people descend on the 6,000-person town. The event was moved off campus around two weeks later.
On 24 February, Asbury University released a statement saying state officials confirmed a case of measles in a Jessamine county resident. According to the university, the resident was unvaccinated and had attended the revival on 18 February. The university urged those not fully vaccinated against measles who attended services on 18 February to quarantine according to CDC guidelines.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/03/measles-outbreak-kentucky-religious-revival-event-exposure
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