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New measles exposure location identified in Shasta County
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — The Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (HSSA) has identified an additional exposure location while tracking a confirmed case of measles in the county.
According to the agency, the location was an informal, outdoor capture-the-flag event held at Highland Neighborhood Park, 555 Mill Valley Parkway in Redding, on Friday, Jan. 23, from noon to 4 p.m.
This is in addition to the other sites identified by HHSA earlier this week: Osaka Sushi on Jan. 23 from 6:30 to 10 p.m., Cross Point Church during a basketball game on Jan. 24 from 1:45 to 5 p.m., Costco on Jan. 24 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and Churn Creek Health Care Clinic on Jan. 28 from 1:45 to 5 p.m. At this time, the locations listed above are safe to visit. Public Health does not have concerns about exposures in those places.
Measles case confirmed in Shasta County makes it first of 2026
The first confirmed measles case in a Shasta County resident since April 2019 is under investigation, the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency’s Public Health Branch announced on Saturday, Jan. 31.
As of Saturday, the patient, who was not identified, was in isolation until their infectious period is over to prevent spread of the disease, which is highly contagious.
HHSA Public Health Branch staff was notifying people who may have been exposed during the patient's eight-day contagious period.
The agency said it was contacting employees and residents who were at the following places that the person visited while being infectious:
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