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An L.A. County resident who traveled from Texas has been infected with the measles, county health officials confirmed Friday. It’s the tenth California case this year
More on the new case: The person was not infectious at the time of travel, the county Department of Public Health said. The agency said it’s working to identify people who may have been exposed after the person was experiencing measles symptoms and contagious.
Where are most measles cases? As of this week, 884 measles cases in 30 states have been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these cases are linked to an ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Who’s at risk? The majority of cases involve people who were unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status. People who have not had measles in the past and have not yet obtained the measles vaccine are at risk of developing measles one to three weeks after being exposed and should monitor for symptoms, according to the CDC.
Go deeper: What SoCal residents need to know about the measles
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