Measles | The International Outbreak Museum

Outbreak: Hip-hop Measles
Product: N/A	Investigation Start Date: 5/27/2007
Location: Lane County, Oregon	Etiology: Measles
Earliest known case onset date: 5/20/2007	Latest case onset date: 6/5/2007
Confirmed / Presumptive Case Count: 2 / 1	Positive Environmental Samples: N/A
Hospitalizations: 2	Deaths: 0

The index case was in his twenties, not immunized to measles, and recently flew from Tokyo to San Francisco.
The outbreak timeline shows the index case went to a concert and a restaurant after being told he had measles by health officials.
Historical Measles Cases - Oregon 1920-2007
The young man did not heed public health officials' urging to stay home until well.

OUTBREAK SUMMARY:

In 2007, two cases of measles detected in Oregon (both unvaccinated) led to an investigation of potential exposures within a hospital and the community at large. This investigation cost approximately $170,000 across local and state health departments, and the related medical system, highlighting the costs associated with measles contact investigation.

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