Los Angeles County health officials Thursday confirmed another case of measles in a resident who recently traveled internationally and visited several locations in Montebello and Whittier last week.
The patient is the fourth case of measles reported by the county Department of Public Health this year.
According to the agency, the unidentified resident arrived Feb. 9 at Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley Terminal B aboard Singapore Airlines flight #0038. Health officials said anyone who was at Terminal B between 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. Feb. 9 may have been exposed. Passengers who were seated near the patient will be notified by their local health officials.
The patient may have also exposed people at the following locations:
— Burger King, 1212 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10;
— Taqueria El Atacor, 11156 1/2 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 11;
— Domino’s Pizza, 803 W. Whittier Blvd, Montebello, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Feb. 12; and
— 7-Eleven, 1106 W. Beverly Blvd, Montebello, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Feb. 13.
People who might have been exposed were advised to check their immunity status and contact their doctor about receiving the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine if they are unvaccinated or unsure.
There have been 910 confirmed cases of measles in the nation as of Feb. 12, the highest number of measles cases in that period since the U.S. achieved elimination status in 2000, according to the department. Most of the cases are linked to an ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina and one outbreak involving Arizona and Utah.
The majority of cases involve people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status, according to the county.
Common symptoms of the virus are fever, cough, red watery eyes and a rash that usually starts on the head and spreads. The virus spreads through the air and by direct contact with an infected person. An infection can be spreading the virus for four days before the rash is noticed.