{"id":522099,"date":"2026-01-17T06:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522099\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T06:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:05:09","slug":"fourth-exposure-site-confirmed-in-snohomish-county-measles-outbreak-kiro-7-news-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522099\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth exposure site confirmed in Snohomish County measles outbreak \u2013 KIRO 7 News Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash.  \u2014 The Snohomish County Health Department has confirmed three new cases of measles connected to children who were exposed to a contagious family who was visiting from South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">According to the health department, three new cases constitute an outbreak, \u201ca sign the disease is now spreading locally.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Three children tested positive for the virus that causes measles on Wednesday, Jan. 14. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">The health department said these children had experienced fever, cough and rashes consistent with measles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">They were not vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re expecting more measles cases as a result of the previous exposures as well as these new outbreak cases,\u201d said Snohomish County Health Officer Dr. James Lewis. \u201cWe are hoping to contain it, but unfortunately there have been a number of exposure sites already and there are likely more cases in the community that we do not know about yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">The health department said that most people have immumnity to measles through vaccination, so the risk to the general public is low.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">The state health department was consulted before the \u201coutbreak\u201d was declared. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Last week, the health department announced that one adult and two children in the same family were infectious from Dec. 27, 2025, through Jan. 1, 2026, while visiting King and Snohomish counties from South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">According to the health departments, they visited these areas where they were contagious:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>McDonald\u2019s in Everett on 530 128th St. SW (Dec. 27 between 1-3 p.m.)<\/li>\n<li>Slavic Christian Church Awakening in Mukilteo (Dec. 28 between 2-6:30 p.m.)<\/li>\n<li>Flying Squirrel Trampoline Park on SE Everett Mall Way (Dec. 29 between 11a-2p)<\/li>\n<li>Chick-fil-A in Marysville on 8810 36th Ave (Dec. 29 between 1-3p)<\/li>\n<li>Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry (Dec. 30 between 1-3p)<\/li>\n<li>Fisherman Jack\u2019s on 1410 Seiner Dr. in Everett (Dec. 30 between 6-9:30p)<\/li>\n<li>Travelers on rental car shuttles going to and from the airport and the Consolidated Rental Car Facility at 3150 S 160th, SeaTac (Jan. 1 between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.)<\/li>\n<li>Seattle-Tacoma International Airport N Concourse (Gate N4) + Green Train Line (Jan. 1 from 7 a.m. to 11:15a).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\"><b>For the recent outbreak involving local children, there may have been exposure at: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Jan. 8<\/b>, 2026, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. \u2013 Stellar Kids Dentistry (111 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett WA 98208)<\/li>\n<li><b>Jan. 9<\/b>, 2026, 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM \u2013 Pathfinder Kindergarten Center (Mukilteo School District), 11401 Beverly Park Rd, Everett, WA, 98204<\/li>\n<li><b>Jan. 9<\/b>, 2026, 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM \u2013 Serene Lake Elementary School (Mukilteo School District), 4709 Picnic Park Rd in Everett, WA, 98026<\/li>\n<li><b>Jan. 13<\/b>, 2026, 1:10 PM to 3:10 PM \u2013 Swedish Mill Creek Campus medical facility, 13020 Meridian Ave. S., Everett, WA, 98208<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Spread of measles can occur before people know they have the disease and before any rash appears. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. \u2014 The Snohomish County Health Department has confirmed three new cases of measles connected 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