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Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Public Health has confirmed one additional measles case in an unimmunized child 1 to 10 years old. The new confirmed case was being monitored by Public Health and stayed home, as instructed by health officials, which prevented additional exposures to the public.

However, additional testing revealed one case, previously considered a confirmed measles case, was actually experiencing benign vaccine rash. That case – an unimmunized child 1 to 10 years old – received one dose of measles-mumps-rubella, or… Read More


Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation and has no updates to report today. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 53 confirmed cases and two suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any new confirmed cases or locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 38 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status


Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation and has no updates to report today. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 53 confirmed cases and two suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any new confirmed cases or locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 38 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status


Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 53 confirmed cases and two suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any new confirmed cases or locations where people may have been exposed to measles. Public Health has, however, identified locations that can be removed from the list of exposure sites.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 38 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 53 confirmed cases and seven suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any additional locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 38 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status

  • Unimmunized: 46 cases
  • Unverified: six cases… Read More

Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 51 confirmed cases and 13 suspect cases. Public Health has also identified two new locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 36 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status

  • Unimmunized: 44 cases
  • Unverified: six cases
  • 1 MMR vaccine: one case… Read More

Media availability: Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County health officer, will be available for in-person media interviews 3:30 to 4:30 pm today, Feb. 6 at the Clark County Center for Community Health, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Building 17. Media can meet in the fourth-floor lobby.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 50 confirmed cases and 11 suspect cases. Public Health has also identified several new locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the… Read More


Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 50 confirmed cases and 11 suspect cases. Public Health has also identified several new locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 35 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status

  • Unimmunized: 43 cases
  • Unverified: six cases
  • 1 MMR vaccine: one… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 49 confirmed cases and 11 suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any new confirmed cases or locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

  • 1 to 10 years: 34 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
  • 30 to 39 years: one case

Immunization status

  • Unimmunized: 42 cases
  • Unverified:… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 49 confirmed cases and nine suspect cases. Public Health has not identified any new locations where people may have been exposed to measles.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

  • Age
    • 1 to 10 years: 34 cases
    • 11 to 18 years: 13 cases
    • 19 to 29 years: one case
    • 30 to 39 years: one case
  • Immunization status
    • Unimmunized: 42 cases
    • Unverified: six cases… Read More