Snohomish County measles outbreak grows, latest case linked to Mukilteo church
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Key Points:
- Snohomish County has confirmed three new measles cases, raising the total to six since an outbreak was declared two weeks ago, with the latest case involving an unvaccinated child infectious at a church service in Mukilteo.
- Exposure risk was identified for attendees of the Slavic Christian Church Awakening on January 18 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., while those born before 1957 or fully vaccinated with two MMR doses are considered immune.
- Initial cases originated from local children exposed to a contagious family visiting from South Carolina, marking local transmission and prompting the outbreak declaration.
- Two additional cases occurred within a family already isolating due to a sibling’s positive test, with no new exposure sites
