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The public health investigation into this measles outbreak was significant. Thousands of
measles contacts in California were identified. Exposures occurred in public places
including health care settings, schools, malls, and airports. Babies and pre-school
children, pregnant women, schoolchildren of all ages, health care workers, teachers,
and other adults were exposed to measles during this outbreak. Lab tests in state and
local laboratories were conducted for over 1,000 patients.
Measles symptoms typically begin with fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, and
within a few days a red rash appears, usually first on the face and then spreading
downward to the rest of the body.
Two doses of measles-containing vaccine (MMR vaccine) are more than 97 percent
effective in preventing measles. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, check with
your doctor to have a test to check for measles immunity or to receive vaccination.
The California measles patients in this outbreak reside in 14 local health jurisdictions
(Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego,
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Ventura counties and the cities of Long Beach
and Pasadena). Patients range in age from six weeks to 70 years. Vaccination status is
documented for 81 of the 131 cases. Of these 81, 56 (70 percent) were unvaccinated,
and 25 had received one or more doses of MMR vaccine. In addition to the 131
measles cases in the outbreak, there were an additional five unrelated measles cases
reported during the same time period.
More information about measles can be found on the CDPH website.