FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – As we continue to follow measles developments in North Dakota, health experts say there is time after you get exposed to the measles.

There have been 32 total cases of measles in North Dakota since the end of April. According to

North Dakota Health and Human Services,

all cases are people who have been unvaccinated.

“If you are exposed, you have three days to get the vaccination for post-exposure. For post-exposure, we call it Prophylaxis, which means prevention. Of course, the earlier you get vaccinated, the better it is. The best thing to do is to get vaccinated so that you’re protected in case of exposure,” said

Dr. Avish Nagpal with the Infectious Disease Department at Sanford Health.

“It’s concerning that we continue to see this, but not surprising.”

A majority of the cases have been among those between the ages of five and 19 years old.

One place we’ve seen exposure is at the Essentia Health Clinic at The Lights in West Fargo.

Those cases have sparked change among healthcare personnel by wearing PPE or doing extra cleaning.

“Changes are gonna be probably citywide. Not just at this location. Now, knowing that there are cases in Fargo itself, we are taking particularly close attention to any cases that we are worried about or any people who may have been exposed to measles,” said

Dr. Dhilhan Marasinghe, a Pediatrician at Essentia Health.

With school out for the summer, Dr. Nagpal says there is still a risk of exposure. For example, if you head to the pool.

”You are safer outdoors as compared to indoors. So, I will say that with a caveat, it doesn’t fall to zero when you are outdoors. With you being indoors, the virus can hang in the air and linger for a few hours.”

The risk if you’re unvaccinated is still high. Keep in mind, there is no specific treatment for the measles.

”Most of the time, treatment is symptomatic. So there aren’t too many treatment options we can do, at least out in the community. Kids get very sick, we can do something, vitamin A, high doses. But that really should only be done in a hospital setting,” added Dr. Marasinghe.

The last reported exposure of measles in North Dakota was seen on Tuesday, May 27th, at the Chatter Clinic in Williston.

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