Second measles case of 2024 confirmed in county

The second case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in a 47-year-old resident who had recently traveled overseas, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency announced Sunday, March 31.

The most recent confirmed measles case in the county was in February 2024 in an unvaccinated infant who had also traveled overseas. These cases are not linked.

The adult is currently hospitalized, but may have exposed others at a number of locations in Encinitas and Carlsbad. County Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch Immunization Unit staff members are working wit...