State health officials have confirmed at least one case of the measles last week in an Indiana University Bloomington student, causing the university to take action.
The affected student does not live on IU’s campus and did not attend classes during his illness, according to a press release from the Indiana State Department of Health.
The individual visited the IU Health Bloomington Hospital emergency room and a CVS pharmacy while infected. The student also visited the IU Student Health Center.
More than 95 percent of people who receive the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines develop an immunity to the virus after one application, and 99 percent become immune after the second dose, according to the release.
The Indiana State Department of Health, the Monroe County Health Department and IU are working together to identify additional cases of the disease.
