Snohomish County declares measles outbreak, confirms 3 new cases
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Health Department declared a measles outbreak Thursday after confirming three new measles cases this week.
The three infected children were exposed to a contagious family visiting from South Carolina over the holidays and tested positive Wednesday for the virus that causes measles. Last week, the health department announced that three members of the family had tested positive and visited multiple locations in Everett, Marysville and Mukilteo.
The children who tested positive Wednesday were unvaccinated and experienced fever, cough and rashes consistent with measles, the health department said in a press release. There were two confirmed cases at Mukilteo School District — one at Serene Lake Elementary School and another at Pathfinder Kindergarten Center.
Serene Lake Elementary School will be closed Friday to provide the district time to work with the health department on next steps, Mukilteo School District Superintendent Alison Brynelson said in a message to families Thursday. The district will share updated information by the end of the day Friday.
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