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False Alarm: It Wasn't the Measles, Health Department Says
The public was warned after an individual thought to have the disease had visited the Please Touch Museum and a Main Line pharmacy.
False alarm, the Pennsylvania Department of Health says: Tests for the measles came back negative.
The Health Department earlier this week warned people of a “possible public exposure to the measles,” which it said had occurred at:
- CVS Pharmacy, 316 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, Pa.: Sunday, Dec. 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
- Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, Pa.: Monday, Dec. 29, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
However, tests have shown that the person who the Health Department said “likely has measles” in fact does not, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
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“Based on initial information received from those involved in the treatment of the individual and based on initial investigation by the department, it was believed this was a likely case of measles and public notification was made out of an abundance of caution,” Health Secretary Michael Wolf said, according to the Inquirer.
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