Question

A 4-year-old boy presents with fever, cough, coryza, and a generalised maculopapular rash starting on the face and spreading downwards, with Koplik spots noted in the mouth. His parents declined childhood vaccines. What is the most appropriate public health action in addition to clinical management?

Accepted Answer

Notify public health immediately to facilitate contact tracing and outbreak control

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Reassure the family and manage supportively without notification

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Advise the family to arrange vaccination after recovery but no notification is required

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Start antibiotics and arrange private laboratory testing only

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Ask the family to self-isolate at home without public health involvement

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