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<\/p>\nSutter Creek, CA \u2013 Amador County Public Health is conducting an investigation of an unvaccinated visitor who tested positive for measles. This individual is not a resident of Amador County, but dined at a local restaurant while traveling through the area. There are currently no cases in Amador County. As part of this ongoing investigation, Amador County Public Health is asking anyone who was inside Strings Italian Caf\u00e9 in Jackson on the evening of Wednesday, 3\/23\/2016, to call the Health Department at (209) 223-6407. Measles is a highly contagious disease that is easily spread through the air by coughing, sneezing or close contact with an infected person. \u201cMeasles is not a food-borne illness,\u201d states Dr. Rita Kerr, Amador County Health Officer. \u201cThe owners and management of Strings Italian Cafe are fully cooperating with the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Symptoms of measles usually begin with a fever, cough, runny nose and\/or red, watery eyes. A red
\nrash occurs a few days later on the face and upper neck, then spreads down the back, trunk, arms and
\nlegs. People are contagious from about 4 days before the rash appears through 4 days after it appears.
\nAnyone suspecting they have measles should CALL their medical provider BEFORE seeking care to
\navoid exposing others.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a good reminder of the importance of vaccination,\u201d emphasizes Dr. Kerr. \u201cMeasles is a very
\ncontagious and potentially severe vaccine-preventable disease that spreads through the air and by contact
\nwith an infected person.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two doses of measles vaccine (MMR) are more than 99 percent effective in preventing measles.
\nPersons unsure of their vaccination status are advised to check with their doctor to see if a booster is
\nneeded. Vaccinations are safe, and the benefits far outweigh any risks. Side effects are usually mild, such
\nas soreness where the shot was given.<\/p>\n
To learn more about measles, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/measles\/ and the California Department of Public Health website at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/HealthInfo\/discond\/Pages\/Measles.aspx .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sutter Creek, CA \u2013 Amador County Public Health is conducting an investigation of an unvaccinated visitor who tested positive for measles. This individual is not a resident of Amador County, but dined at a local restaurant while traveling through the area. There are currently no cases in Amador County. As part of this ongoing investigation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,20,33,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amador-county","category-featured","category-health-fitness","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/amadorpubh.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}