Earth Watch Report - Epidemic Hazards
| 15.06.2013 | Epidemic Hazard | USA | State of New Jersey, Watchung [BJ's Wholesale Club] |  |
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Epidemic Hazard in USA on Saturday, 15 June, 2013 at 10:16 (10:16 AM) UTC.
| Description | |
| A public health alert has been issued for anyone who visited the BJ's Wholesale Club in Watchung, N.J., between 1:30 and 4 p.m. on June 3. State health officials say a person confirmed to have measles may have exposed those at the store to the highly contagious illness. The state is urging anyone who visited the BJ's at the time to contact a health provider to discuss potential exposure and risk of measles. Measles is spread through the air when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes. People can also get sick when they come in contact with mucus or saliva from an infected person. Symptoms include a rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and watery eyes. Those exposed at the BJ's may develop symptoms as late as June 24. | |
| Biohazard name: | Measles |
| Biohazard level: | 2/4 Medium |
| Biohazard desc.: | Bacteria and viruses that cause only mild disease to humans, or are difficult to contract via aerosol in a lab setting, such as hepatitis A, B, and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, salmonella, mumps, measles, scrapie, dengue fever, and HIV. "Routine diagnostic work with clinical specimens can be done safely at Biosafety Level 2, using Biosafety Level 2 practices and procedures. Research work (including co-cultivation, virus replication studies, or manipulations involving concentrated virus) can be done in a BSL-2 (P2) facility, using BSL-3 practices and procedures. Virus production activities, including virus concentrations, require a BSL-3 (P3) facility and use of BSL-3 practices and procedures", see Recommended Biosafety Levels for Infectious Agents. |
| Symptoms: | |
| Status: | confirmed |
Measles Case Confirmed at Popular NJ Supermarket
State health officials say a person confirmed to have measles may have exposed those at the store to Measles
Friday, Jun 14, 2013 | Updated 11:19 AM EDT
A public health alert has been issued for anyone who visited the BJ's Wholesale Club in Watchung, N.J., between 1:30 and 4 p.m. on June 3.
State health officials say a person confirmed to have measles may have exposed those at the store to the highly contagious illness.
The state is urging anyone who visited the BJ's at the time to contact a health provider to discuss potential exposure and risk of measles.
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- Measles exposure reported at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Watchung, NJ (wfmz.com)
- Measles Warning Issued For Recent Visitors To BJ’s Store In N.J. (newyork.cbslocal.com)
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