A Long Beach resident has been diagnosed with measles, the first case in the city since 2015, the Health Department confirmed Saturday morning, May 4.
The adult, whose gender and age has not been identified, is recovering at home, the department said in a statement. That person may have exposed others at eight Long Beach locations over the previous week:
4/28: Pizzanista, 1837 E 7th St., 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
4/28: Total Wine, 7400 Carson Blvd., 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
4/30: Susan European Dressmaker, 3319 E 7th St., 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
5/1: Art du Vin Wine Bar, 2027 E 4th St., 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
5/1: Ralph’s, 2930 E 4th St., 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
5/2: Ralph’s, 6290 PCH, 3:00 – 6:30 p.m.
5/2: AMC Marina Pacifica, 6346 E PCH, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
5/3: Broadway Carwash, 4000 E Broadway, Long Beach, 90803, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
“The Health Department is working with the neighboring health jurisdictions of Orange County and Los Angeles County to identify and notify residents of locations the infected individual visited while contagious,” the release said.
There now are eight cases in Los Angeles County, including the Long Beach person. In Orange County, health officials said Saturday a UCI graduate student became the latest person to contract the illness.
The diagnoses comes as the highly contagious disease has spread across the country. This year, as of April 26, there have been 704 measles cases across 22 states, according to a preliminary count by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That is the greatest number of cases in the United States since 1994, the CDC said. Measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
The greatest way to protect against measles is to become vaccinated, Long Beach’s Health Department said in a statement.
“All children and non-immune adults should be vaccinated against measles,” said City Health Officer Anissa Davis. “If you are unsure of your vaccination status, contact your provider to make sure you are up-to-date.”
The disease’s symptoms include fever, rash, cough, and red and watery eyes. It is contagious, the Health Department said, from four days before a rash appears and four days after it appears. About 90 percent of unvaccinated people become ill seven to 21 days after being exposed to the measles.
There is no cure and no treatment for the measles, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, said in a press briefing Monday, April 29, the start of National Infant Immunization Week.
Most of the cases in the U.S., Redfield said, have been in unvaccinated children, an age group in which the disease is particularly dangerous.
During the press briefing, Redfield referred to a misconception by some folks that vaccinations are dangerous, leading to developmental problems in children, including autism. There is no statistical evidence, however, that vaccinations cause developmental delays.
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