Avengers: Endgame' fans, other moviegoers possibly exposed to measles at California theater
 

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - "Avengers: Endgame" fans and other moviegoers who attended late-night screenings at a California theater last week may have been exposed to measles, KNBC-TV and other news outlets are reporting.

According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, doctors recently diagnosed a Placentia woman, who is in her 20s, with the disease. The patient had taken an international trip to "one of many countries currently experiencing widespread measles activity," officials said in a Tuesday news release.

"Orange County residents may have been exposed to measles since the ill person visited public locations while infectious," the agency said.

The woman, who is now "under voluntary isolation at home," reportedly visited the AMC Movie Theater at 1001 S. Lemon St. in Fullerton from 11 p.m. April 25 to 4 a.m. April 26. She also went to 5 Hutton Centre Drive in Santa Ana from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 23 to 25 and the St. Jude Emergency Department in Fullerton from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 27.

People who went to those locations at the same time as the patient should review their vaccination history and watch for symptoms such as fever or rashes for up to 21 days after they were exposed to the disease, officials said.

"People who have not had measles or the measles vaccine are at higher risk after an exposure, so they should talk with a health care provider about receiving Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination," the news release said.

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Measles-stricken cruise ship quarantined, reportedly owned by Scientologists
 

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A cruise ship with nearly 300 passengers and crew was ordered quarantined in the Caribbean port of St. Lucia after a case of measles was confirmed on board, island health officials said Wednesday.

One female crew member has a confirmed case and St. Lucian authorities said they've been working in close consultation with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA).

The ship has been under quarantine since Monday morning, officials said.

"Measles in a highly contagious disease. Anyone who is not adequately immunized against measles can contract the disease, if there has been close contact with a confirmed case," according to a statement issued Wednesday by Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, the island nation's chief medical officer. "It is therefore likely that other persons on the boat may have been exposed."

"The ship’s doctor has the confirmed case in isolation on the ship," Dr. Fredericks-James added. "The individual is in stable condition."

St. Lucian health officials declined to name the ship involved.

But St. Lucia Coast Guard Sgt. Victor Theodore told NBC News that the vessel involved is named "Freewinds," which is the name of a 440-foot cruise ship owned and operated by the Church of Scientology

Theodore identified the quarantined craft as the same one that's listed on the church's website.

While no one has been allowed to leave the ship, St. Lucian authorities said they don't have the authority to keep it from leaving.

For now, the ship is scheduled to leave St. Lucia at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, officials said.

"The ship can leave our port, but we have no jurisdiction over their next destination," Dr. Fredericks-James told NBC News.

Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated
 

Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/h...break-cdc.html

My son got lice from a movie theatre in Hong Kong once

Did any of you guys go to this theater? Are you worried?:Oh crap

I live in Orange county but I didn't go to that theater I went to Aliso Viejo stadium theater so me and my kid are safe!