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University Actions
The University has an infectious disease component
within its all-hazards emergency plan.
1. Notify Ventura County Public Health of a suspected case
of measles.
2. Instruct potentially infected person(s) to limit contact
with others and immediately seek medical help.
3. Deny access to any room(s) for three hours where the
infected person was present.
4. Communicate information to the campus community.
5. Encourage everyone to check if they have immunity, and if
not get the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
immunization.
VCPH Actions
The Ventura County Public Health Department
drives and controls the process of disease control
during an outbreak.
1. Isolate the person with measles for 4 days after onset of
rash. This is facilitated by the national medical surveillance
and reporting systems currently in place. VCPH will work
with the measles patient’s physician to implement isolation.
2. Identify those who came into close contact with the
infected person and determine the immunity of all
contacts.
3. For those who do not have immunity, provide MMR
immunizations within 72 hours of exposure and/or
immunoglobulin therapy within 6 days of exposure.
4. If an exposed at-risk contact without evidence of immunity
does not get timely immunization or immunoglobulin
treatment then VCPH will quarantine that person for 21
days after the last contact with an infectious measles case.