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Source: https://www.maricopa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=765
Posted on: August 23, 2019 Measles Exposure Linked to World Hip Hop Dance Championship; Watch for Symptoms until Sept 2
Please contact: Sonia Singh, Public Health: 602-679-3098 PHOENIX (Aug. 23, 2019) ? Today, Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services learned that a teenage international traveler competing in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship at the Arizona Grand Resort in August has tested positive for measles and may have exposed others to the disease.
?Public Health is continuing to gather information on locations where this person may have visited during her time in Maricopa County. Measles is highly contagious and can expose individuals up to 2 hours after an infected individual has left the room,? said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for disease control at Maricopa County Public Health. ?Because of this, it is important that anyone who was in the same place as this person, monitor for measles for 21 days after the exposure.?
Sunenshine added, ?If you haven?t developed symptoms by Sept. 2, you are in the clear.?
As of today, Public Health has confirmed that this individual was infectious with measles at the following locations, dates and times:
Posted on: August 23, 2019 Measles Exposure Linked to World Hip Hop Dance Championship; Watch for Symptoms until Sept 2
Please contact: Sonia Singh, Public Health: 602-679-3098 PHOENIX (Aug. 23, 2019) ? Today, Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services learned that a teenage international traveler competing in the World Hip Hop Dance Championship at the Arizona Grand Resort in August has tested positive for measles and may have exposed others to the disease.
?Public Health is continuing to gather information on locations where this person may have visited during her time in Maricopa County. Measles is highly contagious and can expose individuals up to 2 hours after an infected individual has left the room,? said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director for disease control at Maricopa County Public Health. ?Because of this, it is important that anyone who was in the same place as this person, monitor for measles for 21 days after the exposure.?
Sunenshine added, ?If you haven?t developed symptoms by Sept. 2, you are in the clear.?
As of today, Public Health has confirmed that this individual was infectious with measles at the following locations, dates and times:
- Arizona Grand Resort, 8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix from Aug. 9-Aug. 11
- Sky Harbor Airport, Terminal 2, Aug 11 between 5 pm and 10 pm
This is an ongoing investigation. Please Visit WeArePublicHealth.org for an updated list of locations WHERE EXPOSURES OCCURRED.
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