The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a measles case involving a person who traveled through LAX while contagious on the day before Thanksgiving.
Public Health is warning travelers who were in Terminal B during that time or seated on that flight they may be at risk of developing measles.
Local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to notify passengers who may have been exposed.
“Measles spreads easily through the air and on surfaces and easily between people who are not already protected from it,” said Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County Health Officer.
In the U.S., measles cases have more than doubled this year, with 280 reported as of late November.
A measles case has been confirmed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, involving a person who passed through LAX on the day before Thanksgiving while infected.
The non-resident passenger landed at Terminal B of LAX on November on Qatar Airways flight QR 0739. arrived at the airport at 12:30 p.m. on the 27th. m. through 6 p.m. M.
It was exposed at one of the world’s busiest airports during what is regarded as one of the busiest travel weeks in the nation.
According to Public Health, passengers who were seated on that flight or in Terminal B at the time could be at risk of contracting measles. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials are attempting to alert travelers who might have been exposed.
Los Angeles County Health Officer Dr. Dot Muntu Davis stated that measles is easily spread by air, surfaces, and between individuals who are not already immune to it. “The measles vaccine is the most effective way to prevent infection in you and your family. “.”.
According to Public Health, measles symptoms, such as a high fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, or rash, can appear 7–21 days after exposure for unvaccinated people.
Please check your immunization records and get in touch with your healthcare provider if you are immunocompromised, pregnant, or have a baby if you were at risk of this recent exposure.
For those without insurance or with inadequate coverage, local clinics offer free or inexpensive doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is 97 percent effective with two doses.
In the United States… S. . As of late November, 280 measles cases had been reported, more than doubling this year. Timely vaccination is recommended by officials in order to stop future outbreaks.
