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Erie County's health staff contained a measles outbreak. How they did it

By Go Erie  
   April 30, 2025

"Considering how infectious the virus is, they did a good job curtailing things," said Dr. Martin Van Dort, a Saint Vincent Hospital infectious diseases specialist. "Erie is fortunate to have a local health department that can do the contract tracing that is so important. Not every county is blessed with its own health department."

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