{"id":9710,"date":"2025-06-17T17:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=9710"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T22:43:37","slug":"dc-area-pediatrician-on-cdc-urging-summer-camp-operators-to-screen-for-measles-immunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2025\/06\/17\/dc-area-pediatrician-on-cdc-urging-summer-camp-operators-to-screen-for-measles-immunity\/","title":{"rendered":"DC-area pediatrician on CDC urging summer camp operators to screen for measles immunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/health-fitness\/2025\/06\/local-pediatrician-on-cdc-urging-summer-camp-operators-to-screen-for-measles-immunity\/\">WTOP<\/a> As measles cases near record levels in isolated areas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/downloads\/measles-camp-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"urging summer camps, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urging summer camps<\/a>&nbsp;to check for documentation of immunity through vaccination or prior infection for all children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think there has been increased concerns about potential for additional outbreaks and spread, especially in the setting of waning or lowering rates of immunizations,\u201d said Dr. Alexandra Yonts, a pediatric infectious diseases physician and assistant professor of pediatrics at Children\u2019s National Hospital. \u201cNine out of every 10 folks who are unimmunized will get measles when exposed to someone who is actively ill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/downloads\/measles-camp-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"a release,&nbsp;, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a release,&nbsp;<\/a>the CDC said measles can spread quickly because campers and staff spend a lot of time in close proximity to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn sleepaway camps, you have lots of children in very close contact, pretty much constantly,\u201d Yonts said. \u201cYou likely have kids on buses together, spending lots of time face to face. 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