Clark County Measles Outbreak Now A Public Health Emergency

PORTLAND, OR – The measles outbreak roiling Clark County and the surrounding area is now a public health emergency. There are now 19 confirmed cases and seven suspected cases.

Clark County Council Chairwoman Eileen Quiring says hat the declaration is necessary to make sure that the health department has enough resources to stay on top of the outbreak.

On Friday, officials announced that one of the contagious people was in Portland on Friday, Jan. 11 attending the Blazer game. Anyone who was at the Moda Center between 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. may have been in contact the person and been exposed.

Of the 19 people with confirmed cases, 16 of them had not been immunized. Officials say that they have not been able to verify whether the other three have been immunized or not.

Officials say that 15 of the people are between one and 10 years, three are between 11 and 18, and one is between 19 and 29-years-old.

Clark County Public Health wants people to know if they visited any of the following places during certain times, they may have been exposed to measles:

Health care facilities:

• Magnolia Family Clinic, 2207 NE Broadway, Suite 200, Portland from 11:30 am to 3 pm Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• The Vancouver Clinic, 700 NE 87th Ave., Vancouver
  • • 3:30 to 7 pm Friday, Jan. 11.
    • 10:45 am to 1:30 pm Saturday Jan. 12.
    • 4:30 to 7:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 13.
    • 9:30 am to 1 pm Monday, Jan. 14.
• Kaiser Cascade Park, 12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 1 to 8:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12.
• 7 p.m. Jan. 15 to 2 a.m. Jan. 16.
• Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Emergency Department, 2801 N Gantenbein Ave., Portland from 11:30 am to 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 12.
• PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Emergency Department, 400 NE Mother Joseph Pl., Vancouver
  • • 10 pm Saturday, Jan. 12 to 4 am Sunday, Jan. 13.
    • 12:30 to 8:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 13.
• Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St., Vancouver
  • • 8:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 12 to 1 am Sunday, Jan. 13.
    • 5:45 pm Sunday, Jan. 13 and 12:30 am Monday, Jan. 14.
    • 11:40 p.m. Jan 14 to 5:10 a.m. Jan. 15
• Rose Urgent Care and Family Practice
• 3:45 p.m. tp 8 p.m. Monday, Jan 15

Schools:

• Cornerstone Christian Academy, 10818 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 4
• Vancouver Home Connection, 301 S. Lieser Road, Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 7; Wednesday Jan. 9; and Friday, Jan. 11.
• Hearthwood Elementary School, 801 NE Hearthwood Blvd., Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 7; Tuesday, Jan. 8; and Wednesday, Jan. 9.
• Image Elementary School, 4400 NE 122nd Ave., Vancouver on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9.
• Eisenhower Elementary School, 9201 NW Ninth Ave., Vancouver on Tuesday, Jan. 8 and Wednesday, Jan. 9.
• Tukes Valley Primary School, 20601 NE 167th Ave., Battle Ground on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• Tukes Valley Middle School, 20601 NE 167th Ave., Battle Ground on Tuesday, Jan. 8

Public Health is requiring exclusion of students and staff without documented immunity to measles from schools, child care and other congregate settings.
Other locations:

• Church of Christ Savior, 3612 F St., Vancouver from 9:30 am to noon Sunday, Jan. 6 and 6 to 11:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 6.
• 9:10 am to 3 pm Sunday, Jan. 13.
• Church of Truth, 7250 NE 41st St., Vancouver from 11 am to 4:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 6.
• Portland International Airport, 7000 NE Airport Way, Portland from 10:45 am to 3:45 pm on Monday, Jan. 7. More specifically, anyone who spent time in Concourse D and the Delta Sky Lounge during that time period.
• Costco, 4849 NE 138th Ave., Portland from 1 to 5:30 pm Tuesday, Jan. 8.
• Amazon Lockers, 1131 SW Jefferson St., Portland from 3:30 pm to 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 10.
• Rejuvenation, 1100 SE Grand Ave., Portland from 3:30 to 7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10.
• Pho Green Papaya, 13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 7:30 to 10:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 10.
• Chuck's Produce, 13215 SE Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 8 to 11:45 pm Thursday, Jan. 10 and 2:30 to 5:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11.
• IKEA, 10280 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland from 4:30 to 8:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11.
• Verizon Wireless at Cascade Station, 10103 NE Cascades Parkway, Portland from 5 to 11 pm Monday, Jan. 14.
• Fisher Investments, 5525 NW Fisher Creek Drive, Camas
• 6:20 am to 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 10
• 6:20 am to 7 pm Friday, Jan. 11
• 6:20 am to 7 pm Monday, Jan. 14
• 6:20 am to 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 15
• Moda Center (Trail Blazers game), 1 N Center Court St., Portland from 5:30 to 11:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11.

Clark County Public Health has set up a hotline for people to call with questions related to the investigation. The number is 360-397-8021 and is staffed from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. every day.

They also say that anyone who thinks that they may have been exposed and may have symptoms are urged to call their doctor before going so arrangements can be made to minimize the risk to other patients.

Officials add that anyone with questions about measles infection or the measles vaccine should call their primary care provider or their local county health department:

• Clark County Public Health, 360.397.8021
• Multnomah County Public Health, 503.988.3406
• Washington County Public Health, 503.846.3594
• Clackamas County Public Health, 503.655.8411

Photo via Centers for Disease Control.