Clark County Measles Outbreak Latest: 47 Known Cases, 7 Suspected

PORTLAND, OR – The Clark County measles outbreak reaches 47 confirmed cases in Washington as the outbreak shows no signs yet of abating. Seven other suspected cases are being investigated.

Two other people – diagnosed in Oregon – has also been linked to the outbreak.

Last week a case was diagnosed at Minnehaha Elementary School, forcing officials to bar all students and staff who could not prove that they've been immunized.

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Of the 47 confirmed cases in Washington, 41 are people who had not been vaccinated against measles and five cases in which doctors have not yet been able to determine if the person had been vaccinated.

Officials say that there is one case of a person who had one dose of the MMR vaccine.

Also, in a bit of good news, the one person who had been hospitalized, was released.

Of the 47, officials say that 34 of the people are between 1 and 10 years, 12 are between 11 and 18, and one is between 19 and 29-years-old.

Washington – particularly Clark County – has had a growing problem with declining immunizations rates.

The number of kindergartners who have been immunized for measles has dropped 12 percent over the past 15 years.

The outbreak has been labeled a public health emergency by officials.

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.
• Vancouver Clinic Columbia Tech Center, 501 SE 172nd Ave., Vancouver from 11:30 am to 4 pm Friday, Jan. 11
• 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.
• from 12:30 to 7:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 19
• 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.
    • Orchards Elementary School, 11405 NE 69th St., Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 14.
    • Legacy GoHealth 22262 NE Glisan St, Gresham Sunday, Jan. 20, 9–11:30 a.m.

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
• Memorial Urgent Care, 3400 Main St., Vancouver from 4:30 to 7:50 pm Saturday, Jan. 19
• Gresham Troutdale Family Medical Center 1700 SW 257th Dr., Troutdale Wednesday, Jan. 23, 12:30–2 p.m.
• Kaiser Orchards Medical Office, 7101 NE 137th Ave., Vancouver from 1:55 to 6:10 pm Monday, Jan. 14.
• 1:50 to 7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 24.
• The Vancouver Clinic Salmon Creek, 2525 NE 139th St., Vancouver:
• 8:15 am to noon Friday, Jan. 18
• 4:30 to 9:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 23

Schools:

• Cornerstone Christian Academy, 10818 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver on Friday, Jan. 4
• Minnehaha Elementary School, 2800 NE 54th St., Vancouver from 3:45 to 7:45 pm Thursday, Jan. 17.
• 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.
• Slavic Christian Academy, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 7.
• Evergreen High School, 14300 NE 18th St., Vancouver on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Washington's Department of 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.
• OMSI on Saturday, Jan. 19. The most recently diagnosed person was there between 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. that day.
• Word of Grace Bible Church, 1317 NW 12th Ave., Battle Ground: Jan. 20 9:30 am to 2 pm
• New Life Mission Church, 3300 NE 172nd Place, Portland from 9:30 am to 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 20.
• Trader Joes, 305 SE Chkalov Drive, Vancouver from 12:30 to 3:40 pm Monday, Jan. 21.
• Dollar Tree, 305 SE Chkalov Drive, Vancouver from 1:10 to 4 pm Monday, Jan. 21.
• Walmart Supercenter, 14505 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver 1:30 to 5 pm Monday, Jan. 21.
• St. Paul Christian Daycare, 1309 Franklin St., Vancouver:
• Wednesday, Jan. 16
• Thursday, Jan. 17
• Friday, Jan. 18
• Wednesday, Jan. 23
• Yelena's Daycare, 17007 NE 23rd St., Vancouver:
• Tuesday, Jan. 22
• GracePoint Christian Church, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday, Jan. 7.
• God Will Provide Church, 7321 NE 110th St., Vancouver from 7 to 11 pm Friday, Jan. 18.
• 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
• baggage claim and south end of the ticket counter (near Alaska Airlines and Starbucks), 7000 NE Airport Way, Portland from 7:30 to 11 pm Tuesday, Jan. 15.
• 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
• Fred Meyer 22855 NE Parklane, Wood Village Sunday, Jan. 20, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Moda Center (Trail Blazers game), 1 N Center Court St., Portland from 5:30 to 11:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11.
• Dollar Tree, 11501 NE 76th St., Vancouver from 8:10 to 10:50 pm Tuesday, Jan. 15.
• Dollar Tree, 7809-B Vancouver Plaza Drive, Vancouver from 6:30 to 9:10 pm Tuesday, Jan. 15

• Costco, 4849 NE 138th Ave., Portland from 5:30 to 8:40 pm Wednesday, Jan. 16.
• Walgreen's 25699 SE Stark St, Troutdale Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1–2:30 p.m.
• Vancouver Division of Children, Youth and Families, 907 Harney St., Vancouver from 12:15 to 5:15 pm Friday, Jan. 18.
• Golden Corral, 11801 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 4 to 9 pm Saturday, Jan. 19.
• Vancouver Women, Infant and Children (WIC) office, 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 2:50 to 6:15 pm Wednesday, Jan. 23.
• Tower Mall public areas (entrances, hallways), 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver from 2:50 to 6:15 pm Wednesday, Jan. 23.

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.