WOODLAND – Two children who traveled internationally have been infected with measles in Yolo County, marking the first cases of measles in the county in nearly a decade.
Health officials are now trying to contact people who have been to five Kaiser Permanente locations in the Sacramento area because they may be at risk of developing measles. These four locations are listed below:
- South Sacramento Emergency Department, 6600 Bruceville Rd. on June 12, 2024, between 3:30 AM and 5:00 AM
- Downtown Commons Pediatric Clinic, 501 J St. on June 12, 2024, between 10:23 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
- South Sacramento Emergency Department, 6600 Bruceville Rd. on June 14 and 15 between 10:20 PM and 2:10 AM
- Downtown Commons Pediatric Clinic, 501 J St. on June 17, 2024, between 10:48 AM and 1:00 PM
Kaiser Permanente has contacted patients and employees who may have been exposed.
A team is available for people who are at risk and may need preventive measures.
The children were not vaccinated and were suffering from mild illness, health officials said. They are recovering at home.
The two cases are the tenth and eleventh cases in California this year and the first such cases in Yolo County since 2015.
It takes about 8-12 days for people to develop symptoms after exposure. Early symptoms include fever, coughing, red and watery eyes, and a runny nose. About three to five days later, the rash begins on the head and spreads downward.
Health officials say it is highly contagious and spreads through the air over long distances and through contact with infected areas.
Anyone who may be at risk can contact Kaiser Permanente’s Communicable Disease Program or Sacramento County Public Health at (916) 875-5881, or Yolo County Public Health’s Communicable Disease Program at (530) 490-3953.
