KING COUNTY, WA - Public Health - Seattle & King County has confirmed the presence of a new case of measles in King County, bringing the total number of confirmed measles cases (rubeola) in King County this year to 12. This case was likely acquired in China and is not linked to earlier measles cases in King County.
Because persons routinely arrive in the U.S. from areas of the world in which measles is still common, residents of King County are encouraged to be sure they are protected against measles by being vaccinated.
People who have not had the measles or who have not been properly vaccinated against measles can contract measles if they are exposed to people who are in the contagious phase of their measles infection.
For questions on measles, and Public Health recommendations for who should be vaccinated, please refer to measles immunization fact sheets at:
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