Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 25 confirmed cases and 12 suspect cases. No new public exposure locations have been identified. The two new confirmed cases were being monitored by Public Health. The cases stayed home, as instructed by Public Health, which prevented additional exposures to the public.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

• Age
  • 1 to 10 years: 19 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: five cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
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Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 23 confirmed cases and seven suspect cases. No additional confirmed cases have been identified since yesterday’s update.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

• Age
  • 1 to 10 years: 18 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: four cases
  • 19 to 29 years: one case
• Immunization status
  • Unverified: three cases
  • Unimmunized: 20 cases
• Hospitalization: one case… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 23 confirmed cases and two suspect cases.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

• 1 to 10 years: 18 cases
• 11 to 18 years: four cases
• 19 to 29 years: one case

Immunization status

• Unverified: three cases
• Unimmunized: 20 cases

Hospitalization: one case

Public Health has identified four additional locations where people may have been exposed to… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 22 confirmed cases and three suspect cases.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

Age

• 1 to 10 years: 17 cases
• 11 to 18 years: four cases
• 19 to 29 years: one case

Immunization status

• Unverified: three cases​
• Unimmunized: 19 cases

Hospitalization: one case

Beginning Tuesday, people who have been identified as possibly being exposed to measles… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring declared on Friday a public health emergency in response to the measles outbreak.

The process is necessary to ensure Public Health has adequate resources to continue its response. The declaration enables Public Health to have access to additional resources outside of our regional area.

Public Health is continuing to identify and contact potential measles cases, and identify possible locations of public exposure. Public Health will continue to provide daily updates on the investigation on the… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 19 confirmed cases and seven suspected cases. One of the new confirmed cases is an adult – the first adult case in the outbreak.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

• Age
      •  1 to 10 years: 15 cases
      •  11 to 18 years: three cases
      •  19 to 29 years: one case

• Immunization status
      •  Unverified: three cases
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Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 16 confirmed cases and five suspected cases, all among children.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

• Age
  • 1 to 10 years: 13 cases
  • 11 to 18 years: three cases
• Immunization status
  • Unverified: two cases
  • Unimmunized: 14 cases
• Hospitalization: one case (one suspected case has also been hospitalized)

Clark County Public Health is… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is continuing its measles outbreak investigation. Since Jan. 1, we have identified 14 confirmed cases and three suspected cases, all among children.

Here are the details of the confirmed cases:

• Age
  • 1 to 10 years: 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)

Clark County Public Health is… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is investigating two additional confirmed cases of measles and 11 suspected cases, all among children. These are in addition to the one confirmed measles case Public Health announced Jan. 4.

The two new confirmed cases are among unvaccinated children. One child is 1 to 10 years old. The other child is 11 to 18 years old.

The current cases visited two public locations while they were contagious. People who visited the locations listed below may have been exposed to measles.

Clark County Public Health is urging anyone who… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a child. The child, whose immunization status is unverified, traveled to Clark County from outside of the country in late December.

People who visited a local urgent care clinic may have been exposed to measles. Clark County Public Health is advising anyone who has been exposed and believes they have symptoms of measles to call their health care provider prior to visiting the medical office to make a plan that avoids exposing others in the waiting room.

People who visited the… Read More