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Measles Warning on Long Island
by WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY April 08, 2008 —Long Island health officials say some people may have been exposed to measles last week.
An 8-month-old boy with measles was at the Fortunoff Source Mall in Westbury, as well as in several stores in Cedarhurst, on Thursday between 1 pm and midnight.
People who may have been in those areas and who are deemed at risk are eligible for measles shots through the Health Department.
Health officials added that the boy was on Continental Flight 85 from Tel Aviv to Newark on April 2. Anyone on that flight may have been exposed.
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