North Carolina health officials say adult tested negative for measles after reporting possible case

STARTING OFF WITH BREAKING NEWS, A GUILFORD COUNTY ADULT WHO WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THOUGHT TO HAVE HAD MEASLES AND TESTED NEGATIVE FOR THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS, THE GUILFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CONFIRMED CASES OF MEASLES WITHIN THE COUNTY. AS OF THE LAST WEEK, 35 MEASLES CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE CDC THIS YEAR. BEST WAY T

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Test results have been returned for a Guilford County resident who was tested for measles this week.

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The county health department said on Thursday that the adult patient tested negative for the illness.

So far this year, 35 measles cases have been reported to the CDC. Those cases are in 15 states, most of them in Florida.

States with cases include Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and New York City.

There have not been any confirmed cases of measles in North Carolina this year.

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North Carolina health officials say adult tested negative for measles after reporting possible case

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