Measles Cases Spread at South Florida Elementary School

Health officials confirm six infections in Broward County, along with other recent, possible exposures at airports in Cincinnati and Washington.

A microscopic image of the measles virus taken in 1972. CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.

Six people have been diagnosed with measles at a school in Weston, Florida, according to state officials.

The Florida Department of Health this past week sent a notice to healthcare providers in Broward County after a third-grade pupil at Manatee Bay Elementary School with no travel history was diagnosed with the virus.