LA County Warns of 4-Hour Measles Exposure at Union Station From Amtrak Passenger
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Updated · KABC-TV · Sep 19
LA County Warns of 4-Hour Measles Exposure at Union Station From Amtrak Passenger
3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Sep 19
Summary
Union Station visitors between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday may have been exposed to measles after an infected passenger arrived on Amtrak's Southwest Chief at 7:03 a.m. and left at 10:55 a.m. on a Bakersfield-bound bus.
Oct. 3 is the last day to monitor for symptoms, with health officials saying measles can appear seven to 21 days after exposure and advising symptomatic people to stay home and call a provider before seeking care.
Los Angeles County, California and CDC officials are contacting passengers seated near the traveler on the train and bus, while warning that people who are unvaccinated or unsure of their status face higher risk.
Two MMR doses are 97% effective against measles, and the alert comes as the U.S. has reported 3,471 cases, 39 outbreaks and four measles-associated deaths this year.
Could you have crossed paths with the highly contagious measles virus lingering in California transit stations hours after the infected passenger left?
Are California transit ventilation systems equipped to clear a virus that hangs in the air long after an infected passenger departs for Denver?