Measles exposure reported at Berkshire Middle School, other places

Geauga Public Health on Wednesday afternoon reported a confirmed measles case with potential exposures at several public locations in Geauga and Lake counties, including Berkshire Middle School, where the individual was present over four consecutive school days. According to the report, the individual visited Berkshire Middle School from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5; Kent State University – Geauga Campus from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3; The Hambone during the evenings of Nov. 3 and Nov. 5; Berkshire Local Schools’ fall choir concert on Nov. 3; SPC Sports on Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Longhorn Steakhouse from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 6; and University Hospitals’ urgent care in Concord from 5:54 p.m. to 8:48 p.m. on Nov. 7. “The exposure time for each location includes when the person was at each location, plus the two hours after they left,” according to the report. “Anyone who was at any of the locations during the times shown should consider themselves exposed to measles …” Depending on the date of possible exposures, symptoms may arise between Nov. 9 and Nov. 28. Start of symptoms may be delayed for those who are immunocompromised, according to the report.