Measles Information for Clinicians
Reporting cases of measles:
Report suspected or confirmed cases of measles immediately, while the patient is still in your office, by phone to Public Health at (408) 885-4214; after hours, call 408-998-3438 and ask for the Health Officer on call. Call, do not fax.
Consider/suspect measles in patients with a morbilliform rash that begins on the face and fever ≥101°F (38.3°C), especially if unvaccinated. Ask about measles vaccination status, onset, and duration of fever and rash, exposure to other measles cases, travel history, and international visitors in the three weeks prior to illness. See the Measles QuickTool for a complete list of questions to ask.
Clinical tools and resources:
Measles QuickTool: Questions to Ask When Evaluating Suspected Measles Cases
Recommendations for Measles Immunization - CDPH, May 22, 2019
Measles Testing Guide for Healthcare Providers - CDPH, May 2019
Measles Healthcare Exposure Investigation Quicksheet - CDPH, May 2019
Summary for Vaccination of Adults Against Measles with Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - CDC, May 2019
Recommendations for Measles Case Identification, Measles Infection Control, and Measles Case and Contact Investigations - CDPH AFL 19-17, April 18, 2019
Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases - California Health Advisory, March 29, 2019
CDC Measles Information for Healthcare Professionals
Immune Globulin for Measles Post Exposure Prophylaxis
Patient handouts and information:
Top Four Things Parents Need to Know about Measles (CDC)
Measles and the Vaccine (Shot) to Prevent It (Spanish)
Measles: It Isn't Just a Little Rash Infographic (Spanish)
Visiting Another Country? Think Measles (before + after) (Tagalog, Other languages)
Traveled Recently? (fever + travel) (Tagalog, Russian, Ukrainian)
Santa Clara County measles information for the general public and patients:
Measles information for the public
Symptoms of measles:
