Latest Measles Patient Went To LA County Restaurant While Infectious: Officials
Patch • • health
Key Points:
- Los Angeles County has confirmed a third measles case in the past week, with the latest patient having recently traveled internationally and potentially exposing others at the Mardi Gras Tuesday restaurant in Sherman Oaks on January 24.
- The new case is unrelated to two other recent LA County measles cases, both involving international travelers, with one linked to visits to Disneyland and a fast food restaurant in the San Fernando Valley.
- Nationwide, there have been 588 confirmed measles cases as of January 30, marking the highest January total since the U.S. eliminated the disease in 2000, with outbreaks ongoing in South Carolina, Arizona, and Utah.
- Falling vaccination rates have increased measles risk across large parts of the country, with Southern
