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posted by takyon on Monday May 07 2018, @06:20PM   Printer-friendly

Measles exposure warning issued for four New York counties

A traveler from Europe may have exposed people to measles in Chemung, Genesee, Livingston and Niagara counties, the New York state Department of Health warned Saturday. The traveler, who has a confirmed case of measles, visited multiple sites in upstate New York on April 30, and May 1-2. Anyone who visited the following locations on these dates and times could have been exposed:

  • Old Country Buffet, 821 Country Route 64, Elmira, between 1 and 4 p.m. April 30.
  • Ontario Travel Plaza on the New York state Thruway in Le Roy, between 4 and 6:30 p.m. April 30.
  • Sheraton Niagara Falls, 300 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, from 5:30 p.m. April 30 to 9:30 a.m. on May 2.
  • Niagara Falls Urgent Care, 3117 Military Road. Suite 2, Niagara Falls, between 3 and 6 p.m. May 1.
  • Exit 5 on Interstate 390 in Dansville, from 9:30 a.m. to noon May 2.

The times reflect the period that the infected person was in these areas and a two-hour period after the individual left the area. The virus remains alive in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours.

takyon: Measles outbreaks have been reported in Okinawa, Pennsylvania, and Missouri recently.


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday May 08 2018, @02:32AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 08 2018, @02:32AM (#676868) Journal

    I stopped for dinner, years ago, in some little crossroads in the southwest US. First stop was the restroom - except, the door was barricaded, with a sign on the door, "Sorry, our water is turned off due to a water main leak." Or words to that effect. So, I followed the arrows to a nearby portapotty, like everyone else was doing. No running water in there, either, right? I take care of necessary functions, wander back to the restaurant, and sit down. I haven't washed my hands, no one around me has washed their hands, and I says to myself, "Hmmmmm - how does the staff wash their hands?" Waitress comes by, and asks, "What would you like to drink, Honey?" And, I ask, "How on earth are people washing their hands, with no running water?" She says, "I used a baby wipe - they sell them up the street." I thought for a couple seconds, got up, and left.

    Those crossroads with restaurants can be a long, long way from each other, but I didn't want to eat in that little town.

    Which reminds me of a silly joke I heard recently.

    Lubbock, Texas, is so flat, if your dog runs away from home, it takes a week for him to get out of sight. You can see the schoolbus leaving the school, so you know exactly when the kids have to be ready to board the bus.

    And, no, Lubbock wasn't the town with no running water. It's a distant neighbor though.

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