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Los Angeles County Confirms Fourth Measles Case of the Year in LAX Traveler
The measles case is linked to international travel and exposure at multiple public sites; 910 cases nationally have been reported this year, health officials said.
- On Thursday, February 19, 2026, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed a fourth measles case in an international traveler who visited LAX and nearby locations while infectious.
- Arriving Feb. 9, the traveler landed at Tom Bradley Terminal B aboard Singapore Airlines Flight 0038, and officials said all L.A. County cases this year link to international travel.
- Those exposed may have visited Burger King #317 on Feb. 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Taqueria El Atacor #3 on Feb. 11, Domino's Pizza #7857 on Feb. 12, and 7-Eleven #25387 on Feb. 13, or been in Terminal B on Feb. 9 between 7:30 and 9:40 p.m.
- Monitoring deadlines require exposed people to watch for symptoms through early March, with notifications to nearby passengers by the CDC and advice to call healthcare providers before visiting facilities.
- Officials including L.A. County Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis urged residents to confirm immunity and get the MMR vaccine, as 910 confirmed U.S. cases as of Feb. 12 mostly involve people unvaccinated or with unknown vaccination status.
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Fourth measles case confirmed in L.A. County; person visited LAX, restaurants while infectious
The L.A. County Department of Public Health has confirmed its fourth measles case of the year. The infected individual flew into LAX and visited a few San Gabriel Valley fast food restaurants.
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Person with measles traveled abroad, landed at LAX, then was in Montebello and Whittier
Los Angeles County health officials on Thursday confirmed another case of measles in a resident who recently traveled internationally and visited several locations in Montebello and Whittier last week. The patient is the fourth case of measles reported by the county Department of Public Health this year. According to the agency, the unidentified resident arrived Feb. 9 at Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley Terminal B aboard Singapor…
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