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In its ongoing investigation into a measles outbreak, Clark Public Health County has identified six new confirmed measles cases, according to a press release released Saturday afternoon. This makes a total of 59 confirmed cases since January 1, plus a suspect case.
Public Health has identified a new place where people may have been exposed to measles: the Vancouver Salmon Creek Clinic, 2525 N.E. 139th Street, Vancouver, from 7 to 10 pm February 14 and from 10:30 to 3:45 pm February 15.
For a complete list of exhibition sites, visit columbian.com/news/2019/jan/29/measles-exposure-sites/.
Confirmed cases in Clark County now include: 43 aged 1 to 10 years; 13 between the ages of 11 and 18; one between 19 and 29 years old; and two between 30 and 39 years old. There is also a confirmed case in King County and four in Multnomah County, Oregon.
Fifty-two of the confirmed cases were not immune. Immunization status could not be verified in five cases. Two cases involved individuals who received a single dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine; Public Health does not provide any additional information on these two cases in order to protect the patient's privacy.
For more information on the outbreak, visit the Clark County Measles Inquiry Webpage at Clark.wa.gov/Public-Health/Measles- Investigation.
What to do if you are infected
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 90% of unimmunized people exposed to the measles virus contract the disease. The virus lives in the mucus of the nose and throat of an infected person and can survive up to two hours in an airspace where the infected person coughs or sneezes.
Health officials urge people at a specific location who feel they have symptoms of measles to call their health care provider before going to the doctor's office to develop a plan that avoids exposing others people in the waiting room.
If you are not sure about your family's immunization status, you can view, download and print your family's immunization information online at the wa.MyIR.net address or request a copy of your vaccination record at the Washington State Department of Health.
Anyone with questions about measles infection or measles vaccine should call their primary care provider or county health department:
Clark County Public Health, 360-397-8021.
Multnomah County, Oregon, Public Health, 503-988-3406.
Washington County, Oregon, Public Health, 503-846-3594.
Clackamas County, Oregon, Public Health, 503-655-8411.
The Clark County Public Health Service regularly updates its list of places where people may have been exposed to measles. There are dozens of locations in total, including hospitals, Portland International Airport and several schools.
Public Health has set up a call center for questions related to the survey. Anyone with questions about public exhibitions should call 360-397-8021. The call center is open every day.
For a complete list of exposure sites, visit the Public Health Measles Survey Web page at www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Measles/MeaslesOutbreak.
Symptoms of measles begin with a high fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that usually begins in the head and spreads to the rest of the body. A person can transmit the virus before it shows symptoms.
People are contagious with measles up to four days before and up to four days after the onset of rash. After a person's exposure to measles, the disease develops in about one to three weeks.
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