A tourist from India who visited Niagara Falls and went for a ride on the famous Maid of the Mist tour boat this month has measles, the New York State Department of Health said. So now DOH is warning anyone who went to the same locations as the tourist in western New York on May 11 and May 12, 2017, could have been exposed to the dangerous virus.

You are not at risk if you are immune to measles, but do you know if you are immune? If you received two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine; or were born before January 1, 1957; or have had a lab test confirming your immunity then you are not likely to contract measles, the DOH said. READ MORE


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