Measles reported at Chicago migrant shelter
Chicago health department officials said the patient has recovered and is no longer contagious. The shelter is on lockdown until residents are vaccinated, officials said.
By Michael Loria Mar 8, 2024, 5:14pm EDT
A migrant shelter in Pilsen is on lockdown for one of Chicago's first measles cases in years.
Public health officials reported the cases of the disease Thursday and confirmed Friday morning that one of the cases was at the shelter at 2241 S. Halsted St., where 5-year-old Jean Carlos “Jeremías” Martinez Rivero had been staying before he died from sepsis caused primarily by strep throat, according to the autopsy.
The child at the shelter who contracted measles has recovered and is no longer contagious, the Chicago Department of Public Health said in a statement. The shelter remains on lockdown until residents are vaccinated.
Chicago officials have struggled to treat migrants at the shelter for months.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/03/08/measles-reported-chicago-migrant-shelter
