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UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has confirmed 19 cases of measles at an isolated location in Upshur County.

All of the cases have been linked to two people who visited the county from out of the state and at the moment officials state that no known cases emerged from Upshur residents.

“All affected persons are isolated from the public and are in quarantine at this same location, and are in daily contact with DSHS and are following all the appropriate guidelines,” a representative from the county said.

The county said that none of the cases are critical and everyone currently affected is over the age of 17. Officials said there are no reports of measles cases at any of Upshur County’s public schools, public buildings, county operations or medical facilities.

“I have been assured by State officials that any risk of further spread is minimal and that they are monitoring the situation daily,” the representative said.

Upshur County has advised residents on what to do if they start feeling any symptoms related to measles.

“Seek emergency care if the patient has a hard time breathing or breathing faster than normal, signs of severe dehydration, confusion, decreased alertness, or severe weakness, young children having a blue mouth or crying without making tears, or unusually low energy of loss of appetite,” officials said.

A Longview hospital also confirmed that a patient tested positive for measles, but has since been treated and released.