There's a new warning from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health about a measles case at LAX.
So far, there have been 17 measles cases among LA County residents this year. That's in addition to 11 non-resident measles cases that traveled through LA County but excluding Pasadena and Long Beach, according to the LA County Department of Public Health press release.
Someone, who traveled through Terminal 5 of LAX between 11 p.m. Friday Sept. 20 and 1:30 a.m. Sunday Sept. 21, was later diagnosed with measles.
The same person also took a Parking Spot - Century Airport Shuttle from LAX Terminal 5 between Sept. 20 at 11:20 p.m. to Sept. 21 at 1:50 a.m. to 5701 W. Century Boulevard.
“For those who are not protected, measles is a highly contagious and potentially severe disease that initially causes fever, cough, red, watery eyes, and, finally, a rash,” said Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Health Officer said in a press release. “Measles is spread by air and by direct contact even before you know have it. The MMR immunization is a very effective measure to protect yourself and to prevent the unintentional spread of this potentially serious infection to others.”