According to the Alaska Health of Health, the KTUU Anchorage (KTUU) -Rast week of measles were reported in a minor in South Anchorage.
The department reported that it was a vaccination minor who caused a rash on May 14 before finding medical services five days later.
The minor spent three time between May 10 and 12, and warned that anyone who visited the place could be exposed to the virus.
- O’malley Sports Center/Fly Trampoline Park (11050 O’malley Center Drive)
- Target between 4 pm and 8 pm on May 11 (150 West 100th Avenue)
- YMCA (5353 lake otis parkway) between 6 am and 9 am on May 12
It was at least the second measles that was reported in Alaska after Alaska, who was admitted to Homer Hospital in January this year, in Alaska.
Measles are air and viral respiratory diseases and are very contagious According to the Center for Disease Control. Symptoms can include a hunting that tends to start with red spots on the face of an infected person, as well as heat, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat.
The measles vaccine was developed in the United States in 1963 and is generally known as measles, epidemic, and rassomotrans (MMR) vaccines.
Alaska’s epidemic scholar Joe Mclaughlin said that those born after 1956 earlier this year were the most dangerous for those who did not receive MMR vaccines or were not infected with measles before.
Measles were almost eradicated in the United States due to a wide range of vaccinations, but have returned in 2025.
Earlier this month, the United States surpassed 1,000 known measles events after the outbreak of the West Texas community. Since then, it has spread to at least 11 states.
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