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The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a “small number” of connected measles cases in Orleans County, it said Monday. An investigation and response are ongoing, according to a release. The department is asking healthcare providers to maintain a heightened awareness and report suspected cases immediately, even if there is not yet laboratory confirmation of infection. “The risk presented to most Vermonters by the current situation is low,” department spokesperson Kyle Casteel wrote in an email. He said the department’s epidemiologists are in the field responding to the situation but will be able to provide further detail soon. The Health Department released a health advisory to providers Monday followed by formal confirmation of the disease later in the day.

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