Biden Effect: Afghan Refugees Bring Measles to Wisconsin And Virginia
At least six Afghan refugees have been diagnosed with measles after arriving in the United States.
One case was confirmed on September 5, at Fort McCoy, in Wisconsin, where 8,000 refugees are being held waiting to be resettled across America.
This person was isolated and others who may have been exposed were quarantined and vaccinated.
Five cases were reported by The Virginia Department of Health on Tuesday
Fox 6 Milwaukee reports:
Health officials said they were working to notify people potentially exposed at an unidentified Richmond hospital as well as Fort Pickett, an Army National Guard base southwest of Richmond that is providing temporary housing to recently arrived evacuees.
Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be spread through coughing,
