Teen Contracts First Measles Case in San Diego County This Year, Exposes Others at Clinic, ER

San Diego County confirms first case of measles

SAN DIEGO - County public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in the region this year in a teenage resident who had recently traveled overseas.

First measles case of 2025 in San Diego County confirmed

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A teenage resident who had recently traveled overseas has been confirmed as the first measles case in San Diego County this year. The County of San Diego provided the following times and locations where the unimmunized teen may have exposed others: Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Urgent Care, located at 10710 North Torrey Pines Rd. in La Jolla, on Wednesday from 8:53 p.m. to Thursday at 12:26 a.m.  Rady Children’s Emergenc…

Teen is San Diego County’s first measles case of 2025

Contact tracing is underway for an unvaccinated teenager who tested positive Thursday for measles infection after traveling abroad and returning home last weekend through Los Angeles International Airport. Dr. Seema Shah, medical director of epidemiology and immunization services, a division of the San Diego County Public Health Department, said Friday afternoon that no additional details about the young traveller’s identity, including gender an…

Teen contracts first measles case in San Diego County this year, exposes others at clinic, ER

The skin of a patient after three days of measles infection. (File photo by Dr. Heinz F. Eichenwald/CDC) Public health officials have confirmed 2025’s first case of measles in San Diego County, affecting a teenage resident who recently traveled overseas.   The teen, who had not been immunized, may have exposed others at two locations:   Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Urgent Care, 10710 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, from 08:53 p.m. Wednesday t…

San Diego teen who traveled brings home a case of measles

The teenager's case of measles is the first in the county in 2025. There were four cases last year, all associated with international travel.

San Diego teen contracts first local measles case of 2025 after travel

Unimmunized teen in San Diego contracts measles after international travel, raising local health concerns amid a national increase in cases.