2025 Local Measles Situation
Page originally published 08/11/2025.
County public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in the region this year in a teenage resident who had recently traveled overseas.
If you think you have been exposed to someone with measles, call your doctor as soon as possible and let them know you have been exposed to someone who has measles. Your doctor can make special arrangements to evaluate you, if needed, without putting other patients and medical office staff at risk.
For more information about measles, other vaccine-preventable diseases and the shots that protect against them, please visit www.sdiz.org. If you need additional information, please call the County of San Diego Immunization Branch at (866) 358-2966.
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August 8, 2025
The unimmunized teenager may have exposed others at the following times and locations:
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Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Urgent Care (10710 North Torrey
Pines Rd., La Jolla, CA 92037)
- 8/6/2025 from 8:53 p.m. to 8/7/2025 at 12:26 a.m.
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Rady Children’s Emergency Department (3020 Children’s Way,
1st Floor, San Diego, CA 92123)
- 8/6/2025 from 11:01 p.m. to 8/7/2025 at 5:21 a.m.
County epidemiologists are working with Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Urgent Care and Rady Children’s Hospital to identify potentially exposed patients and staff and do follow up on their vaccination status. They will also evaluate their potential for developing measles.
Measles develops seven to 21 days after exposure. Early symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes. A distinctive red rash usually appears one to four days after early symptoms start.
A person is considered contagious four days before and four days after the rash appears. The rash typically begins on the face and head, then proceeds downward and outward to the hands and feet. It fades in the same order it began, from head to feet.
Complications from measles are more common in children younger than 5 years old and adults 20 years and older. Complications can include diarrhea, ear infections and pneumonia. People with complications may need treatment for their specific problems.
County News Center
- County Confirms First Measles Case of 2025 (August 8, 2025)
Call the Immunization Unit at (866) 358-2966, or send an email, for more information.
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