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Sacramento County Confirms Two More Measles Cases, Total Reaches Five

Local spread in under-vaccinated pockets prompts urgent vaccination outreach.

Overview

  • Sacramento County Public Health, which announced the cases Monday, said two unvaccinated children tested positive and are recovering in isolation.
  • Investigators are tracing contacts and telling people who were exposed to quarantine and to call a doctor before visiting a clinic.
  • Health officials say the regional cluster likely began when an unvaccinated toddler caught measles while traveling through South Carolina and then returned to California.
  • A contagious child may have exposed more than 100 children at an educational program, with one report placing the group at about 130.
  • California has logged measles cases in several counties with totals in the mid-30s this year, and state leaders warn low vaccine uptake fuels wider spread.