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Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?

LA Times  

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. Health officials warned Thursday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport and Children’s Hospital of Orange County in recent days may have been exposed to measles. The Los Angeles County Department of Public …

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Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California

Salon  

Recent travelers through Southern California are being alerted to possible measles exposure, according to a Thursday report from Los Angeles' KTLA 5 news — and those exposed could be at risk of developing the illness. California health officials have traced the instance to a passenger on Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0711, which arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal of …

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L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations
8 months, 1 week ago

L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations

LA Times  

A traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in Los Angeles County on March 30-April 1. Los Angeles County health officials issued an exposure warning Saturday after a traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in the county between March 30 and April 1. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in …

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Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say
9 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say

LA Times  

As many as 300 people were exposed to a child who was confirmed to have measles at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department in Sacramento. As many as 300 people were exposed to the child, who was evaluated at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department and confirmed to have measles, according to health officials in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. …

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Column: As measles spreads, ‘herd stupidity’ grips Florida’s government
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: As measles spreads, ‘herd stupidity’ grips Florida’s government

LA Times  

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo secured his position as the most dangerous quack in America with his response to a measles outbreak in his state. He’s Joseph Ladapo, whom I earlier identified as “the most dangerous quack in America.” That was before the measles outbreak, when Ladapo was known chiefly for opposing COVID vaccination despite incontrovertible evidence that it saves …

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L.A. County has its first measles case since 2020: What to do if you’re exposed
10 months, 3 weeks ago

L.A. County has its first measles case since 2020: What to do if you’re exposed

LA Times  

The best way to prevent measles infection is by getting the MMR vaccine, which covers measles, mumps and rubella, experts say. A recently arrived traveler at Los Angeles International Airport is the source of the first case of measles in L.A. County since 2020. L.A. public health officials are notifying Turkish Airlines passengers who sat close to this flier about …

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An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying to see if the contagious disease has spread.
1 year, 3 months ago

An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying to see if the contagious disease has spread.

Associated Press  

An Idaho man has contracted measles, and health officials are working to contact anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. The man was unvaccinated, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said in a news release Wednesday afternoon, and he was exposed during international travel. “Measles is very rare in Idaho and in the United States …

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Kentucky officials fear measles outbreak at spiritual revival
1 year, 9 months ago

Kentucky officials fear measles outbreak at spiritual revival

Raw Story  

Kentucky health officials have warned people who attended a large "spiritual revival" to be on the lookout for any measles symptoms after an unvaccinated participant came down with the disease. “Anyone who attended the revival" at Asbury University in the town of Wilmore on Feb. 18 "may have been exposed to measles,” Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department …

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As measles outbreak sickens more than a dozen children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC
2 years, 1 month ago

As measles outbreak sickens more than a dozen children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

CNN  

CNN — A growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has sickened more than a dozen unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local public health officials are seeking assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC confirmed Thursday that it is aware of the cases and is “deploying a small team to Ohio to assist …

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