Our Region's Measles Outbreak

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Listen Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Health

At least seven people in our region have now been diagnosed with measles, and local health officials are racing to determine whether more people may have been exposed to the highly infectious disease. We'll talk with local health authorities about the outbreak and what residents need to know about the transmission of measles.

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Guests

Pierre Vigilance

MD, MPH; Director, District of Columbia Department of Health

Dr. Reuben Varghese

Health Officer, Public Health Division, Arlington County Virginia Department of Human Services; Chairman, Health Officials Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Carol Jordan

Director of Communicable Disease and Epidemiology, Montgomery County Health and Human Services

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