What do I know about two new measles cases in California

By a CalMatters Health Reporter Anna B. Ibara:

California public health staff closely monitor two residents who have recently tested positively for measles. The officials are on the alert, with the placement of current measles in Texas, New Mexico and abroad.

Each of Los Angeles and Fresho Public Health departments revealed a case on Tuesday. In both cases, the infected persons traveled internationally, employees said. So far this year, California Department of Public Health has confirmed a total of five cases. No deaths have been reported here. Nationally, More than 250 cases have been confirmed, the greater part of Western Texas where last month An unvaccinated child diedS

LA health officials In their message He said that the individual who tests positively for measles arrived in LAX on March 5th when a China Airlines flight. The city’s public health department works with US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to notify the people who were in this flight and may have been exposed, staff said. Last month Orange County Health Employees Confirm a baby case who also traveled through LAX.

Dr. Rice Vohra, a health official of Freshno County, said on Wednesday that the unvaccinated adult, who tested positively there, also traveled recently, but would not say where, noting that the person was not infected during the flight.

Fresho’s Public Health Department informs Madera’s health officials of the case, as this person has recently been present at a large convention based on faith in Madera County. Dr. Simon Paul, a health official of Madera, said his department was working to notify the events of the possible exposure.

Health officials say that the best protection is to obtain the two recommended doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. People who do not know if they have been vaccinated against measles can receive a blood test to check for antibodies.

In California, which has some of the most striking rules for vaccines in the country, About 97% of school -age children are vaccinated against measles.

Vohra vaccination added is especially urgent to people planning international trips this spring and summer, as many other countries are currently experiencing outbreaks. Babies are usually at the highest risk On illness, because most do not receive the first dose of the vaccine against MMR up to 12-15 months, according to CDC.