2 Children test positive for Measles after treatment at Providence

SPOKANE, Wash. – Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center confirmed Thursday afternoon that two children seen in their emergency rooms the week of August 12 tested positive for Measles.

The first child, a resident of Bonner County, was exposed in North Idaho and received treatment at Providence.

Health officials say the second case, in a 6-week-old child, resulted from exposure to the first child.

A worried mother, who asked Non Stop Local to remain anonymous, took her then 5-week-old son to the Providence Emergency Room on August 13 due to breathing issues.

She described it as nothing too serious.

However, a few days later, she received a call from the Spokane Regional Health Department. They informed her that they had been exposed to measles at the hospital.

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