Second measles case may have infected others in Carlsbad, Encinitas – NBC 7 San Diego

A second case of measles has been reported in San Diego, and San Diego County health officials are warning residents of Encinitas and Carlsbad that they may have been exposed to the once-eradicated potentially deadly virus. .

A 47-year-old resident who recently traveled abroad was hospitalized with measles, becoming the county's second case of the year, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported Sunday.

Other locations that may have been exposed include Naked Cafe, Ralph's Market and Tin Leaf Fresh Kitchen Trader Joe's in Carlsbad and Encinitas. See below for a complete list of locations and times where exposure may have occurred.

“Staff from the County Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch's Immunization Division are working with Scripps Encinitas Hospital and Scripps Coastal Medical Center to identify and follow up with patients and staff,” HHSA News stated in the release. “Additionally, the County Public Health Department is working with multiple facilities listed below, and potentially other facilities, to identify and follow-up with potentially exposed employees.”

The first measles case of the year was confirmed in a 1-year-old child who had also recently traveled abroad, but the cases are not believed to be related, HHSA said.

of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC issued the advisory in late March in response to an increase in measles cases nationwide. The agency is appealing to the public to ensure their children receive the measles vaccine.

“It's a highly contagious virus. It's airborne, so it can travel long distances. If someone with measles walks into a room with 100 people who don't have immunity, 90 of those 100 people will be infected. “People can get measles,” said Dr. Edmund Milder of Rady Children's Hospital.

This year so far, CDC says There have been 97 confirmed cases in 18 states, with about half of the cases being children under the age of five. This number is up from 58 cases on March 19, which was already equal to the number of infections in all of 2023.

More than 70% of cases occurred in people who were unvaccinated or had received only one dose of MMR vaccine, while vaccination status was unknown in 25% of cases. Only 5% of people infected this year have been fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.

Vaccine coverage among kindergarteners has fallen from 95% in 2019 to 93% in early 2022, leaving about 250,000 kindergarteners vulnerable to measles each year, according to CDC data. California has the highest vaccination rate in the nation, with an estimated 96.5% of people vaccinated.

According to the CDC, children should receive their first MMR vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age. If your child is traveling abroad, you can postpone it for up to six months.

Exposure may have occurred in the following locations:

March 22, 2024

naked cafe

288 N El Camino Real, Suite C
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ralph's market

125 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
10:30am – 1:30pm

March 23, 2024

Leo Mullen Sports Park

951 Via Cantebria
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 1pm to 4pm
March 24, 2024

trader joe's

115 N El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 11am to 1:30pm
Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses

1821 S Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 6pm to 9pm
March 25, 2024

tin leaf fresh kitchen

6985 El Camino Real #108
Carlsbad, CA 92009
From 1pm to 4pm
ralph's market

125 N El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 2pm to 5pm
March 28, 2024

Scripps Coastal Medical Center Encinitas

477 N El Camino Real
CA92024
From 8:45am to 11:30am
March 29-30, 2024

Scripps Encinitas Hospital Emergency Department

354 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
From 4:10 pm on March 29, 2024 to 1:30 am on March 30, 2024