Second Measles Case This Year Confirmed in San Diego County: Officials

Officials with the County of San Diego have confirmed a second case of measles in 2024.

The 47-year-old resident recently traveled overseas and has been hospitalized, the county Health and Human Services agency said in a release Sunday. They may have exposed others at a number of locations in Encinitas and Carlsbad.

The most recent confirmed case prior to this was last month in an unvaccinated infant who had also traveled overseas; however, these two cases are not connected.

Couny Public Health Services is working to follow up with people who may have been potentially exposed to measles during these dates, times, and locations:

March 22, 2024

Naked Café, 288 N El Camino Real, Suite C
Encinitas, 92024
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Ralph’s Market, 125 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, 92024
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

March 23, 2024

Leo Mullen Sports Park, 951 Via Cantebria
Encinitas, 92024
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

March 24, 2024

Trader Joe’s, 115 N El Camino Real
Encinitas, 92024
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness, 1821 S Camino Real
Encinitas, 92024
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

March 25, 2024

Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen, 6985 El Camino Real #108
Carlsbad, 92009
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Ralph’s Market, 125 N El Camino Real
Encinitas, 92024
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

March 28, 2024

Scripps Coastal Medical Center Encinitas, 477 N El Camino Real
Encinitas, 92024
8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

March 29-30, 2024

Scripps Encinitas Hospital Emergency Department, 354 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, 92024
4:10 p.m. on March 29 to 1:30 p.m. on March 30 2024

Public Health will determine if people at the above locations have been vaccinated and their potential for developing measles.

Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. It can be airborne or spread through droplets. It can be spread through coughing and sneezing or simply by being in the same room as someone who is infected.

Measles symptoms include coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and conjunctivitis, followed by white sores in the mouth and a characteristic rash of red spots that can spread over the entire body. It can also have serious complications, such as pneumonia or encephalitis.