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The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state's first case of the measles this year.
The case involves a 1 year old from Jersey City. The child had not received the MMR immunization, because the vaccine is not typically administered to children until they are between the ages of 12 and 15 months.
According to Department of Health spokesperson Donna Leusner, the baby has recovered from the virus. However, it is unclear how many people were and will continue to be exposed to the virus. The last day an individual could contract measles due to exposure in this case is Saturday, February 7.
The measles is a highly infectious virus that spreads through coughing and sneezing and can survive on a surface or in any air space for up to two hours. Since the December 2014 measles outbreak in Disneyland, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 121 cases in people from Washington, DC and 17 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.
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