By Wyatt Stayner, Columbian staff writer
A measles outbreak has grown in Clark County to 14 confirmed cases and the potential exposure of thousands of people to the highly contagious virus, according to Clark County Public Health.
Health officials released a statement Wednesday saying that Clark County Public Health is requiring “the exclusion of students and staff without documented immunity to measles from schools, child care and other congregate settings” where exposure is possible.
Public health officials have identified 14 confirmed cases of measles and three suspected cases since Jan. 1, according to the statement. One case has been hospitalized, and another suspected case has been hospitalized.
Of the 14 confirmed cases, 13 of the individuals had not been immunized against measles, according to the statement. Officials have not yet verified whether the remaining individual was immunized.