Infected passenger may have exposed Amtrak riders to measles
Alameda County and California Department of Public Health warned that an Amtrak passenger infected with measles traveled from Chicago beginning Sept. 10 and moved through Sacramento and Emeryville before arriving in Los Angeles on Sept. 12, with further travel into Denver on Sept. 14. Officials said the person could have exposed scores of passengers on multiple legs, and state and local teams are working to identify and notify possible contacts. Health experts cited a nationwide rise in measles cases and falling MMR vaccination rates, noting nine of ten hospitalized patients are unvaccinated and urging monitoring and vaccination.
An infected traveler may have exposed many train passengers to measles.
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Measles cases have risen nationwide as vaccination rates fell. An infected passenger traveled on Amtrak through several California cities. Officials are tracing contacts and advising vaccination and symptom monitoring.
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