Clark County Public Health announced today that they have identified 14 confirmed cases of measles since Jan.1, and three more are suspected. They are all among children.
Below are the details provided by Public Health regarding the confirmed cases:
Age
• 1 to 10 years old: 12 cases
• 11 to 18 years: two cases
Immunization status
• Unverified: one case
• Unimmunized: 13 cases
Hospitalization: one case (one suspected case has also been hospitalized)
Those who may be exposed and believe they have measles symptoms are asked to contact their healthcare provider prior to visiting their offices to avoid more exposure.
People who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:
Health care facilities
• Magnolia Family Clinic, 2207 NE Broadway, Suite 200, Portland from 11:30 am to 3 pm Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• The Vancouver Clinic, 700 NE 87th Ave., Vancouver
3:30 to 7 pm Friday, Jan. 11.
10:45 am to 1:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12.
4:30 to 7:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 13.
9:30 am to 1 pm Monday, Jan. 14.
• Kaiser Cascade Park, 12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver
1 to 8:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12.
• Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Emergency Department, 2801 N Gantenbein Ave., Portland from 11:30 am to 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 12.
• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Emergency Department, 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl., Vancouver
10 pm Saturday, Jan. 12 to 4 am Sunday, Jan. 13.
12:30 to 8:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 13.
• Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St., Vancouver
8:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12 to 1 am Sunday, Jan. 13.
5:45 pm Sunday, Jan. 13 and 12:30 am Monday, Jan. 14.
Schools
• Cornerstone Christian Academy, 10818 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 4
• Vancouver Home Connection, 301 S. Lieser Road, Vancouver
Monday, Jan. 7; Tuesday, Jan. 8; and Friday, Jan. 11
• Hearthwood Elementary School, 801 NE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver
Monday, Jan. 7; Tuesday, Jan. 8; and Wednesday, Jan. 9
• Image Elementary School, 4400 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver
Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9.
• Eisenhower Elementary School, 9201 NW Ninth Ave., Vancouver on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9
Other locations
• Church of Christ Savior, 3612 F St., Vancouver
9:30 am to noon Sunday, Jan. 6 and 6 to 11:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 6.
• Church of Truth, 7250 NE 41st St., Vancouver
11 am to 4:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 6.
• Portland International Airport, 7000 NE Airport Way, Portland
10:45 am to 3:45 pm on Monday, Jan. 7 (specifically, anyone who spent time in Concourse D and the Delta Sky Lounge during that time period)
• Costco, 4849 NE 138th Ave., Portland
1 to 5:30 pm Tuesday, Jan. 8
• Amazon Lockers, 1131 SW Jefferson St., Portland
3:30 pm to 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 10
• Rejuvenation, 1100 SE Grand Ave., Portland
3:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10
• Pho Green Papaya, 13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver
7:30 to 10:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10
• Chuck's Produce, 13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 8 to 11:45 pm Thursday, Jan. 10 and 2:30 to 5:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11
• IKEA, 10280 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland
4:30 to 8:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11
Public Health said in a news release that it is requiring “exclusion of students and staff without documented immunity to measles from schools, child care, and other congregate settings.”
Those with the disease are contagious for four days before the rash appears and up to four days after the rash appears, according to Public Health. The department noted that children younger than 5 and adults older than 20 were most likely to suffer complications including lung and ear infections, diarrhea and in rare cases swelling of the brain.
Public health did note some likely immune groups, such as those born before 1957, those who are certain they have already had the disease and those up-to-date on vaccines — one dose for children up to four years old and two doses for those four and older.
“At this time, it’s unclear whether these cases are connected,” Public Health said in a statement. “This is an ongoing outbreak investigation.”
Public Health has established a call center for questions about the investigation: 360-397-8021. Hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily, including weekends.
Anyone with questions about measles infection or the measles vaccine should call their primary care provider or their local county health department:
Clark County Public Health, 360-397-8021
Multnomah County Public Health, 503-988-3406
Washington County Public Health, 503-846-3594
Clackamas County Public Health, 503-655-8411
