The Maricopa County Department of Public Health is warning of possible public measles exposures in Gilbert.
Anyone who was at the Hale Theatre on Jan. 5, 6, or 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., or on Jan. 8 or 9 from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. should watch for symptoms of measles through the end of this month.
Those who are unvaccinated are at the highest risk for measles.
Symptoms of measles typically appear seven to 12 days after exposure but may take up to 21 days to appear. Symptoms include high fever, cough and a rash that is red, raised, and blotchy. The rash begins after other symptoms, usually on the face at the hairline, and moves down the body.
Anyone who develops symptoms should seek medical care and testing. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health recommends calling your provider ahead to let them know about symptoms and potential exposure before going in.
The department said the possible measles exposures at Gilbert’s Hale Theatre involved an individual who is not a resident of Maricopa County.
Maricopa County earlier this week confirmed a separate case of measles involving a county resident. Arizona has had more than 200 measles cases since June, but no cases had been confirmed in the state’s most populous county until this week.
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