YOLO COUNTY, Calif. — The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Branch says two children have confirmed cases of measles.
The children recently returned from international travel and were not vaccinated, according to the Public Health Branch.
They are the 10th and 11th cases of measles in California in 2024. Yolo County’s last case happened nearly a decade ago in 2015.
The Public Health Branch says the two children have mild illness and are recovering at home.
Contact tracing found the children visited healthcare facilities in Sacramento County while they were infectious and may have exposed people at:
- Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Emergency Department, 6600 Bruceville Rd. on June 12 between 3:30-5 a.m. and again on June 14-15 from 10:20 p.m. to 2:10 a.m.
- Kaiser Permanente Downtown Commons Pediatric Clinic, 501 J St. on June 12 between 10:23-11:45 a.m. and again on June 17 between 10:48 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kaiser Permanente contacted patients and employees who may have been exposed but there may be some visitors who have yet to be identified.
If you were at those locations on those dates and times, call Kaiser Permanente or Sacramento County Public Health’s Communicable Disease Program at (916) 875-5881, or Yolo County Public Health’s Communicable Disease Program at (530) 490-3953.
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that’s often serious for small children but can be prevented by vaccination.
The CDC says it’s so contagious that if one person has it, up to 90% of the people close to them who aren’t immune will become infected. It’s spread by breathing contaminated air or touching an infected surface.
Symptoms appear 1-2 weeks after contact and include fever, cough and runny nose. A rash appears 3-5 days after primary symptoms.
The CDC says about 1 in 5 unvaccinated people require hospitalization.
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