Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (WFLA) – A second case of measles has been confirmed in South Florida.
Florida Department of Health records show that young children between the ages of 0 and 4 were diagnosed with measles from Broward County.
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The case was reported last month, with the child believed to have acquired respiratory illness outside of the United States, according to a report by NBC 6 South Florida.
Details regarding the case or child health were not immediately available.
It is the second known case of measles in South Florida after a high school student in Miami-Dade County fell ill in March.
More than 1,000 cases of measles have been reported across the US since the beginning of the year, with some of the biggest outbreaks in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. An outbreak is defined as three or more related cases.
According to the CDC, the disease is highly contagious and symptoms usually appear within 7 to 14 days. It usually starts with a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash can begin to appear three to five days after infection.
Some people may also experience severe complications such as pneumonia or encephalitis.
As of April, measles-related deaths had been reported in the US this year, according to a report by the Associated Press.
