Alaska: 2025 Measles

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Source: https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/Documents/phan/AKPHAN_20250116_Measles Confirmed in Souther n%20Kenai%20Peninsula%20%E2%80%94%20What%20Alaska% 20Clinicians%20Should%20Know.pdf?utm_medium=email& utm_source=govdelivery

Alaska Public Health Alert
Measles Confirmed in Southern Kenai Peninsula —
What Alaska Clinicians Should Know
January 16, 2025 updated

All suspected or confirmed measles cases must be reported immediately to the
Alaska Section of Epidemiology at (907) 269-8000 or 800-478-0084 (after-hours)

Case Report

A measles case was confirmed in a resident of the Southern Kenai Peninsula this week. This
person is an unvaccinated adult who began experiencing symptoms while traveling home to
Alaska from a trip overseas. This person was infectious while flying on Alaska Air flight 228 from
Seattle to Anchorage on January 10 and while at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Airport from approximately 10PM to 12AM January 11. Nonimmune persons who were near
the infected person on the airplane or in the airport could be at risk for developing measles.
The person then drove from Anchorage to the Southern Kenai Peninsula and remained at home
except for seeking healthcare.

The person sought care and was immediately isolated upon arrival at the South Peninsula
Hospital Emergency Department on January 13; clinical specimens were obtained for measles
testing. The patient was transferred in isolation to Providence Alaska Medical Center on
January 14 and maintained in isolation during hospitalization. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
testing at the Alaska State Virology Laboratory was positive for measles RNA virus on January
15...

 

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Source: https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anc...as-health-officials-warn-of-broader-exposure/

Anchorage resident tests positive for measles as health officials warn of broader exposure
By Michelle Theriault Boots
Published: 20 hours ago

A juvenile in Anchorage has tested positive for measles, a highly contagious but preventable virus, the Anchorage Health Department said in an alert Thursday.

The alert described the person as an unvaccinated minor who went to several public places in Anchorage while potentially contagious.​..

...People at the following locations could have been exposed to measles:

• O’Malley Sports Center/Fly Trampoline Park at 11051 O’Malley Centre Drive in South Anchorage between 2 and 6 p.m. on May 10

• Target at 150 W. 100th Ave. in South Anchorage between 4 and 8 p.m. on May 11

• The YMCA at 5353 Lake Otis Parkway between 6 and 9 a.m. on May 12

The minor tested positive for measles on Wednesday, according to the health department. It was not immediately clear how the juvenile got measles, and whether the person had traveled. The health department also didn’t say what age range the juvenile was in.​..