Suffolk measles case: At least 12 residents have been exposed, officials say.

Health officials said Wednesday that Surfuck County infants return home from the hospital and recover from the hospital.

Meanwhile, between March 3 and March 6, people in a particular area of ​​the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park may be exposed to measles and monitored.

Dr. Gregson Pigott, Director of Suffolk County Health, said his institution was monitoring 12 county residents in the hospital at that time. Eleven were vaccinated. On the 12th, infants were generally too young to receive measles vaccines, and were treated with immunoglobulin, which could help prevent measles even if a person was exposed to the virus. Infants are currently in the quarantine station.

NASSAU County Health Bureau officials also said they were also monitoring local residents who were exposed to Cohen Children’s Medical Center during that period but did not provide many residents.

A health spokesman for Alyssa Zohrabian wrote, “This is a continuous investigation, so we cannot provide additional information.”

Long Island’s last measles was when children under 5 years old at Nasso County in March 2024 were treated at Cohen’s S. The child was recovered and released.

Before that, in 2019, Nassau had three cases and three cases in Surfuck.

St. St. Siena Hospital Catholic Health in Smithtown Dr. Aleena Zahra, a doctor of catherine, said measles are infectious diseases.

“The risk of complications is higher for children under 5 years old,” she said. “This is pneumonia, severe ear infection, and we actually worry about encephalitis or brain.”

In 1963, about 400 to 500 people died of disease each year before the measles vaccine was used. Disease Control and Prevention Center. In addition, about 48,000 people were hospitalized and 1,000 people suffered from encephalitis.

Children generally receive the first measles vaccination between 12 and 15 months, so the baby usually does not receive vaccinations for the first year. The second capacity is provided between 4 and 6 years of age.

Zahra said in some situations that in some situations, if a baby of about six months wants to travel abroad, he can receive early doses of vaccine. Similarly, children can sometimes get the early second dose if they are in active areas.

Children suffering from measles in Suffolk County have been the third -ever infections from all over the week, and the first infection from outside New York City said the state health officials said.

Pigott said that Suffolk’s only exposure is one of the children’s family. Pigott did not register in schools or recreation programs close to other children, Pigott said.

The Bureau of Health said it is not related to the development of measles elsewhere in the United States. Most of the cases were reported in Texas, and 223 people were positive for measles, including one school year, who died of this disease. The child did not receive measles vaccines.

Zahra said that all parents should know the measles symptoms that occur for about 10 to 12 days after exposure.

She said she could start with a high fever, runny nose and cough, and can see a small white spot known as a KOPLIK branch in your mouth. Then the patient starts with the face and head and begins to spread to the rest of the body.

Zahra said, “If you think people have any kind of exposure, it’s important to get medical treatment.”

According to the New York State Health Department, on March 3 or 4, Cohen’s pediatric emergency room or “person who visited about three units of inpatients” could be exposed to measles.

According to a hospital statement that sent an e -mail on Tuesday Newsday, the hospital said, “We are working with health authorities in accordance with the exposure protocol established to ensure that the case will no longer occur due to this incident.” An official from Northwell said there is no new information about young measles or exposed people.