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The Connecticut Department of Public Health today said it has confirmed a case of measles in a Fairfield County child who is younger than 10 years old.

It is the first cases of measles confirmed in the state in more than four years, according to DPH. The child was not vaccinated for the virus, DPH said.

“Measles is a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly among unvaccinated people. However, the majority of people exposed to measles are not at-risk of developing the disease since most people have either been vaccinated or have had measles in the past, before vaccination became routine,” DPH has said.

“The single best way to protect yourself and your children from measles is to be vaccinated,” said DPH Commissioner Dr. Deidre Giff

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