AND WILL BE IN THE PICKET LINES BEGINNING ON MARCH 10TH. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO CONTACT THE FAMILIES OF AS MANY AS 130 KIDS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO MEASLES AT AN EVENT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS A CHILD WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ILLNESS YESTERDAY PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHEN THEY WERE STILL CONTAGIOUS. OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RELEASED EXACTLY WHEN AND WHERE THAT EVENT WAS HELD, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THAT CASE IS CONNECTED TO FIVE OTHER CASES OF MEASLES. ONE OTHER IN SACRAMENTO AND FOUR OTHER CASES IN PLACER COUNTY. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOW WORKING TO CONTACT THE FAMILIES OF ALL TH
Measles exposure at Sacramento County event prompts health officials to contact families
Updated: 11:40 PM PST Mar 5, 2026
Health officials are working to contact the families of as many as 130 children who may have been exposed to measles at an event in Sacramento County. The California Department of Public Health said on Thursday that a child who was diagnosed with the illness on Wednesday had previously attended an educational program when they were still contagious. Officials have not released exactly when and where that event was held.According to CDPH, that case is connected to five other cases of measles, one other in Sacramento and four in Placer County. People are being urged by CDPH to get the measles vaccine.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Health officials are working to contact the families of as many as 130 children who may have been exposed to measles at an event in Sacramento County.
The California Department of Public Health said on Thursday that a child who was diagnosed with the illness on Wednesday had previously attended an educational program when they were still contagious. Officials have not released exactly when and where that event was held.
According to CDPH, that case is connected to five other cases of measles, one other in Sacramento and four in Placer County.
People are being urged by CDPH to get the measles vaccine.
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