Measles Case Confirmed in Visitor Who Traveled to Los Angeles Airport

Published on August 1, 2024

LOS ANGELES—A case of measles has been confirmed in a non-Los Angeles County resident who traveled to Los Angeles Internation Airport (LAX) while infectious July 26, the county’s Department of Public Health (DPH) said on July 31. The person arrived on Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0711 at Tom Bradley International Terminal B, Gate 202, at 2:18 p.m. on July 26 and then traveled to Orange County of Southern California, the health department said. The Orange County Health Care Agency is investigating additional exposure sites in that county. Those who were at LAX TBIT and Terminal B from about 2:30 to 4 p.m. July 26 may be at risk of developing measles due to exposure to the infected traveler, the DPH said. Additional locations where possible exposures may have occurred are being investigated....

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