Measles infection traced to LAX, O.C.

A case of measles has been traced to LAX, and officials are investigating possible exposures in Southern California.

A person with measles traveled on Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0711 to the Tom Bradley International Terminal at about 2:15 p.m. July 26, then traveled to Orange County, according to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.

"The Orange County Healthcare Agency is investigating additional exposure sites in Orange County," Public Health added in a news release.

If you were in the Tom Bradley International Terminal or Terminal B between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day, you are at risk of developing measles.

Additionally, passengers on the flight may have been exposed, but the Centers for Disease Control will notify those passengers' local departments of health.

If you believe you were exposed, check your measles vaccination status.

If you're not vaccinated and have not had measles in the past, watch for the symptoms of infection — especially rash and fever — and contact your doctor.

If you don't develop symptoms by Aug. 16 — 21 days from exposure — you're no longer at risk, Public Health said.

“Measles spreads easily through the air and on surfaces and easily between people who are not already protected from it,” said Dr. Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County health officer. “A person can spread the illness to others before they have symptoms, and it can take seven to 21 days for symp...