Correction:
Case ruled out at CDC.
Updated post coming. (10/3/08)
Confirmed Measles Case in Whatcom County
(posted 9/10/08)
On September 6th, Whatcom
County Health Department received a report from a health care
provide of a suspect measles case in an adult resident born in 1958
who had not traveled out of the county during the likely exposure
period. The
case spent several hours on August 12th at the Northwest
Washington Fair
http://www.northwestwashingtonfair.org/
and visited to two health care facilities during the likely exposure
period.
Date of rash onset was September 2nd.
The illness has not been severe and this person seems to be making a
timely recovery without complications. On September
9th WA-PHL confirmed that this
person’s rash illness was measles.
At this time there is no indication
that any activities of this person while contagious for measles
could have led to public exposure of large numbers of people.
Persons identified as having had contact with the case during the
contagious period are being contacted individually by investigators
at Whatcom County Health Department.
Suspect measles cases should be
reported immediately to the local health jurisdiction. The health
jurisdictions can report suspect measles cases to Washington State
Department of Health Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section at
any time of day, seven days a week by calling 206-418-5500. Guidance
for investigation of reported measles cases can be found at
http://www.doh.wa.gov/Notify/guidelines/pdf/measles.pdf.
Additional information about measles is may
be found at the following web sites:
Immunization Program:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/Immunize/default.htm
Measles Fact Sheet:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/EHSPHL/factsheet/measles.htm
