California Warns of Measles Exposure Across 6 Counties After Traveler Crosses State by Train
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Updated · The Mercury News · Sep 19
California Warns of Measles Exposure Across 6 Counties After Traveler Crosses State by Train
3 articles · Updated · The Mercury News · Sep 19
Summary
A measles patient traveled through at least six California counties on trains and buses from Sept. 10 to 14, then was hospitalized, prompting a statewide exposure warning.
The route began with an Amtrak trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, then continued through Bakersfield, Stockton, Oroville and Sacramento to Emeryville before the traveler left for Denver on Monday.
California health officials are tracing contacts with federal and local agencies and told exposed residents to verify immunity; full protection requires two MMR doses.
Anyone unvaccinated and exposed within seven days should seek vaccination or immune globulin, while those exposed 7 to 21 days ago should isolate for three weeks.
California had reported 59 measles cases this year as of Monday, and 94% involved people who were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
Could you have crossed paths with the highly contagious measles virus lingering in California transit stations hours after the infected passenger left?
Are California transit ventilation systems equipped to clear a virus that hangs in the air long after an infected passenger departs for Denver?