Colorado measles case

Colorado health officials confirmed a new measles case in a Lake County child on April 22 and said people may have been exposed in Leadville and Denver. (cdphe.colorado.gov) The child had not received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and had traveled to a state with recent measles cases, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Officials listed possible exposure sites at Mineral 1886 Restaurant in Leadville on April 17, 18 and 19, Lake County High School on April 20, and St. Vincent Hospital’s emergency department on April 21. (cdphe.colorado.gov) State and local officials also tied a separate public exposure to Bout Time Pub & Grub in Arvada, where they said anyone there from 8 p.m. March 10 to 12:30 a.m. March 11 may have been exposed. That notice came after Broomfield officials identified two additional confirmed cases and one probable case among household contacts of an earlier patient. (cdphe.colorado.gov) Broomfield’s school-linked outbreak began with a confirmed case announced Feb. 27 and grew through March, including four cases reported March 6 among unvaccinated students. Broomfield later said the outbreak associated with Broomfield High School ended with 10 total cases. (broomfield.org) Measles spreads easily: Colorado says infected people can pass the virus from four days before a rash starts until four days after. Symptoms usually begin with fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that starts on the face and spreads. (cdphe.colorado.gov) People exposed to measles usually develop symptoms 7 to 21 days later, and the state tells them to watch for symptoms for 21 days after exposure. Colorado also says a measles, mumps and rubella shot within 72 hours of exposure can prevent illness or make it less severe, and immunoglobulin within six days may help in some cases. (cdphe.colorado.gov) Colorado’s statewide case tracker, last updated April 14, listed 16 measles cases in residents this year, including 15 in unvaccinated people and one in a person with one vaccine dose. The same state page listed one hospitalization and no deaths. (cdphe.colorado.gov) Families who want to check local coverage can use Colorado’s school and child care immunization dashboard, which publishes vaccination and exemption data reported by schools, preschools and licensed child care centers. State guidance for this school year also requires schools and child cares to include their own measles, mumps and rubella and exemption rates in annual parent letters distributed by April 15, 2026. (cdphe.colorado.gov, cdphe.colorado.gov, cdphe.colorado.gov) Colorado’s advice to anyone with symptoms has stayed the same across the outbreak: call a doctor, urgent care or emergency department before showing up in person, and say you may have been exposed to measles. (cdphe.colorado.gov)