A 13-month-old toddler who had recently traveled overseas was confirmed Wednesday as the fourth case of measles this year in San Diego County.
No specific details about the patient were released, but county health officials said the infant — who was not immunized — may have exposed others:
- from midnight to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Rady Grossmont Pediatric Unit, 5555 Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa
- between 2:15 and 9 p.m. Sunday at Rady Children’s Emergency Department and Inpatient Unit 4 East, 3020 Children’s Way, San Diego
Officials from both facilities were working with the county to contact patients and staff who may have been exposed to the infected child.
“Measles is a very contagious disease that can be spread easily by coughing, sneezing or being in the same room with an infected person,” Dr. Seema Shah, the county interim deputy public health officer, said in a statement…