Long Beach City Health Officer Says If You Were At These Four ELB Locations <nobr>Jan. 3</nobr> b/w 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., You May Have Been Exposed To Measles From An Infectious LB Resident; Here's What To Do Now Nordstrom Rack, Which Exited Downtown Long Beach In 2014, To Open Location In SE LB Marina Pacifica Center In Fall 2015

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Long Beach City Health Officer Says If You Were At These Four ELB Locations Jan. 3 b/w 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., You May Have Been Exposed To Measles From An Infectious LB Resident; Here's What To Do Now

LB case is part of outbreak in multiple CA and UT counties associated with people who were at Disneyland b/w Dec. 16-20

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(Jan. 12, 2015) -- City of Long Beach Health Officer, Dr. Mitchell Kushner, says that if you were at the following four ELB locations on Jan. 3 between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., you may have been exposed to measles from an infectious Long Beach resident, one of multiple cases in California and Utah associated with people who visited Disneyland between Dec. 16-20.

LBREPORT.com provides the City of LB release issued at late afternoon today (Jan. 12):

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[City of LB release text] The City Health Officer, Dr. Mitchell Kushner, announced today that there is one confirmed case of measles associated with a recent outbreak affecting multiple counties in California and Utah. The Long Beach resident spent time at the Disneyland Resort in the City of Anaheim, during the period of December 16-20, 2014.
Measles is a highly infectious, airborne disease. The Health Department is working with the neighboring health jurisdictions of Orange County and Los Angeles County to contact people who may have been exposed to the Long Beach case. Health Department staff have also notified locations in Long Beach where the individual with measles visited while infectious. Persons who were at the following locations in Long Beach on Saturday, January 3, 2015 between 9:00 am and 11:30 am may have been exposed:
Total Wellness Club -- 6447 E. Spring St., 90815
Stater Brothers -- 6501 E. Spring St., 90815
Bank of America -- 6351 E. Spring St., 90815
Wells Fargo -- 6402 E. Spring St., 90815

If you were at any of the above locations during the noted date and time, the Health Department recommends that you:
Check vaccination records for yourself and your family for 2 MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccinations. If only one or no MMR is documented, talk with your health care provider about receiving the MMR vaccination. All persons born before 1957 and persons with previously diagnosed measles are considered immune.
Monitor yourself for symptoms including fever and rash through January 24; if symptoms develop, stay home and call your health care provider immediately.
Measles is a highly contagious and potentially severe disease that causes fever, rash, cough, and red, watery eyes. Measles spreads very easily by air and by direct contact with an infected person. Measles is contagious from approximately four days before the rash appears through four days after the rash appears. Anyone suspecting they have measles should CALL their medical provider BEFORE arriving at the medical office to avoid exposing others to the measles virus.

Protect Yourself and Your Family from Measles:
Children should receive their first MMR vaccine at 12-15 months of age. The second dose of MMR is given at 4 to 6 years of age before going to school.
Vaccinating children, adolescents, and adults is the best way to protect infants who are too young to receive the MMR vaccine.
Vaccinations are safe. The benefits far outweigh any risks. Side effects are usually mild, such as soreness where the shot was given.
Measles is found in many parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Vaccination before traveling to these areas is recommended.

For more information regarding measles exposures, please call Long Beach Health Department’s Epidemiology Program at 562.570.4302. For information on measles, visit the Long Beach Health Department’s website at www.longbeach.gov/health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.CDC.gov/measles.