8 measles cases after sick person went to ninja gym, Costco, capture-the-flag game in Redding

"To locate more people who might have been exposed during the initial patient's eight-day contagious period, the public health team issued a list of places in Redding where that person was known to have gone: Ninja Coalition training facility, afternoon of Jan. 23 Outdoor capture-the-flag game at Highland Neighborhood Park, afternoon of Jan. 23 Osaka Sushi, evening of Jan. 23 Indoor basketball game at former CrossPointe Community Church, afternoon of Jan. 24 Costco, 4805 Bechelli Lane, evening of Jan. 24 Churn Creek HealthCare clinic, afternoon of Jan. 28 People who were at one of those sites are asked to call the Shasta County Measles Information Line at [phone]."

"A surge in measles cases in the United States has been reported since mid-January, bringing the total for 2026 to 733 and putting the nation on the verge of losing its measles-free status. Of the 17 in California, two were in the Bay Area: A San Mateo County case confirmed Jan. 15 in an unvaccinated adult who had returned from an international trip. A Napa County case confirmed Jan. 21 in an unvaccinated child who had returned from South Carolina, where an outbreak has numbered in the hundreds."

"Among the California cases were two in people who visited Disneyland last month. In 2025, California had 25 measles cases in the entire year, and didn't reach a tally of 17 until June. On Sunday, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who oversees the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs, urged Americans to get the measles vaccine. His boss, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been a vocal skeptic of U.S"

Eight people in Shasta County contracted measles, bringing California's total to 17 cases so far this year. The first Shasta case was identified Jan. 30; seven additional cases were close contacts of that patient. Public health officials listed locations and dates in Redding where the infectious person visited to find potentially exposed individuals and provided a measles information line for anyone present at those sites. A nationwide surge since mid-January has produced 733 cases in 2026 and raised concern about losing measles-free status. Two Bay Area cases involved unvaccinated travelers; public officials urged vaccination.

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