SEATAC, Wash. — Local public health officials are investigating a confirmed case of a measles infection in a traveler who was at Sea-Tac Airport during the contagious period.
The traveler was likely exposed to measles outside of the United States.
Health officials said the traveler was at Sea-Tac Airport and the Courtyard Seattle Federal Way hotel's restaurant, The Bistro. Anyone who was at Sea-Tac Airport or The Bistro during the following times may have been exposed to measles:
Sea-Tac: Sea-Tac Airport, Sept. 6 at the North Satellite Terminal, Satellite Transit Inter-terminal Train, and Baggage Claim, 8:10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Federal Way: Courtyard Seattle Federal Way, The Bistro, Sept. 6, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
If you were at either of these locations during the times listed above and are not immune to measles, the most likely time you would become sick is between Sept. 13 and Sept. 27.
Public health officials said most people in our area have immunity to the measles through vaccination, so the risk to the general public is low. However, anyone who was in the above locations around the same time as the person with measles should:
- Find out if they have been vaccinated for measles or have had measles previously
- Call a health care provider promptly if they develop an illness with fever or illness with an unexplained rash between Sept. 13 and Sept. 27.
To avoid possibly spreading measles to other patients, do not go to a clinic or hospital without calling first to tell them you want to be evaluated for measles.
For more information about measles, a fact sheet is available at: www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/communicable/diseases/measles.aspx
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