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CLARK COUNTY, WA (KPTV) – The number of confirmed measles cases has reached 38, and 13 more cases are suspected, according to Clark County Public Health.
Confirmed cases include two people who went to Hawaii and another person who was in Bend. Another case was confirmed last week in Multnomah County.
Health authorities in Oregon and Deschutes County Health Services have reported a possible case in Deschutes County on Tuesday, while identifying two possible exposure sites in Bend.
These places are:
• Mountain Air Trampoline Park, 20495 Murray Road, Bend, Oregon, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Saturday, January 19th.
• Juniper Swim and Fitness, 800 N. E. Sixth Street, Bend, Oregon, 9:30 am to 4 pm Sunday, January 20th.
Clark County Public Health maintains an online listing of all the exhibition sites.
A person with measles during this outbreak was hospitalized. The total number of cases is one adult, 27 children aged 10 years or less and 10 cases aged 11 to 18 years.
Of the confirmed cases, 34 were not vaccinated against measles, while the remaining four had unverified immunization status.
In Clark County, the Ministry of Public Health urges all people who have been exposed to a specific location and who think they have measles symptoms to call their health care provider before going to the doctor's office. to develop a plan that avoids exposing other people in the waiting room. People who think they have measles symptoms should not go directly to a doctor's office, an emergency treatment center or an emergency department – unless they have a medical emergency – without phoning. in advance.
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