Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials successful Virginia and Wisconsin accidental that six radical who precocious traveled to the U.S. from Afghanistan person been diagnosed with measles.

The cases are being reported successful the aftermath of the U.S. halting in-bound flights of Afghan evacuees Friday aft the find of a fewer measles cases.

Virginia wellness officials reported 5 cases Tuesday.

They're contacting radical who risked vulnerability astatine Dulles International Airport, a Richmond hospital, and Fort Pickett.

That's an Army National Guard basal providing impermanent lodging to precocious arrived evacuees.

Military officials besides confirmed 1 lawsuit astatine Wisconsin's Fort McCoy.

According to the Associated Press, that lawsuit was confirmed connected Sept. 5.

The service basal is temporarily lodging 8,000 people.

The AP reported that connected Sept. 4, 1 idiosyncratic began showing symptoms aft arriving astatine the basal earlier that day.

They were past placed successful isolation, on with others who perchance were exposed, and past fixed measles vaccinations, according to the AP.

Measles is simply a highly contagious disease.

Most Americans were vaccinated against it arsenic children.