AZ: Measles Exposure Linked to World Hip Hop Dance Championship; Watch for Symptoms until Sept 2

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.maricopa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=765

Posted on: August 23, 2019 [h=3]Measles Exposure Linked to World Hip Hop Dance Championship; Watch for Symptoms until Sept 2[/h] 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.​

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.maricopa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=767

Posted on: August 26, 2019 [h=3]UPDATE: Additional Sites Added Where Individuals May Have been Exposed to Measles in Maricopa County[/h] MEDIA UPDATE FROM FRIDAY

Additional Sites Added Where Individuals May Have been Exposed to Measles in Maricopa County​

PHOENIX (Aug. 26, 2019) ? Maricopa County Department of Public Health and Arizona Department of Health Services are continuing to investigate locations where a teenage visitor may have exposed others to measles.
Below is a full list of all exposure sites known at this time, including dates and times of risk. Newly-confirmed sites where the individual was infectious are in bold.
August 9, 2019

• Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, 8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix (whole day)

August 10, 2019

• Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, 8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix (whole day)
• Arizona Mills Mall, 5000 S Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, 11:30AM-5PM
• Gila River Arena for World Hip Hop International Dance Championships, 9400 W Maryland Ave, Glendale, 6:30PM

August 11, 2019

• Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, 8000 Arizona Grand Pkwy, Phoenix (until 7 pm)
• Arizona Mills Mall, 5000 S Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, 11AM-6PM
• Harkins Theatre at Arizona Mills Mall, 5000 S Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe, 12:45PM-6:00PM
• Includes ?Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw? showings at 1:15PM and 4:30PM
• Sky Harbor Airport, Terminal 2, 5PM-10PM

If you were at any of these locations during these dates and times, please monitor for symptoms.
If you develop symptoms, such as fever or an unexplained rash, stay home and contact a health care provider over the phone. Please let the healthcare provider know that you may have been exposed to measles.
There is no ongoing risk of measles at these locations at this time.