SAN DIEGO, Feb 14, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Health officials are trying to find
about 250 people who may have been exposed to measles on a flight from
California to Hawaii.
The San Diego Union-Tribune said Hawaiian Airlines flight 15 from San Diego to
Hawaii last Saturday included a infant who contracted the illness in a San Diego
medical clinic. The child is being treated on a military base in Hawaii.
Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County's public health officer, said officials are
most concerned about children who have not been immunized.
The outbreak began when a 7-year-old returned to San Diego from a family
vacation in Switzerland Jan. 15 infected with measles, the newspaper said. The
7-year-old set off a chain reaction that has infected two siblings and at least
one classmate.
San Diego County health officials said they've confirmed measles in five
patients and investigating five suspected cases.
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