People who visited an ice cream shop in Cortez on the day before Thanksgiving should watch out for signs of measles, according to the state health department.

An unvaccinated child in Montezuma County recently tested positive for measles, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The child hadn’t traveled out of state or visited any known exposure locations, suggesting the virus is spreading under the radar in the Cortez area, the department said.

So far this year, the state has 33 known cases , with five hospitalizations and no deaths. In a typical year, measles cases don’t rise above the single digits.

People who visited Cold Stone Creamery, 215 S. Sligo St. in Cortez, between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Nov. 26 could have encountered the virus. Symptoms can take up

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