Bellevue Tennis Club Site of Potential Measles Exposure

A child with measles had been at Eastside tennis clubs, including the AV Performance Tennis Club in Bellevue, potentially exposing others to the contagious illness, according to Public Health - Seattle and King County.

According to the agency, the child was vaccinated incompletely with only one of the recommended two doses of vaccine at an age earlier than recommended, and then exposed to sibling who had the measles. The agency reported that the sibling, who was unvaccinated, had become infected while traveling in Europe. The sibling's case was previously announced by public health officials.

Public Health - Seattle and King County released the following information on the locations with potential exposure:

Locations of potential exposure to measles

Before receiving the measles diagnosis, the child was in several King County locations where other people might have been exposed. Anyone who was at one of the following sites during the following times was possibly exposed to measles:

August 28

• Central Park Tennis Club—5820 125th Ln NE, Kirkland, 4-8 p.m.

August 29

• Central Park Tennis Club—5820 125th Ln NE, Kirkland, 4-8 p.m.

August 30

• AV Performance Tennis Club—13203 NE 16th St, Bellevue, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Eastside Tennis Center—10822 117th Pl NE, Kirkland, 2:30-4:45 p.m.
• Central Park Tennis Club—5820 125th Ln NE, Kirkland, WA, 4-7:30 p.m.

If you were in these areas at the times above and are not immune to measles, the most likely time you would become sick is between Sept. 4 and Sept. 20.

Public health officials have notified the locations where the public may have been exposed.

What to do if you were in location of potential measles exposure

Because most people in our area have immunity to the measles through vaccination, the risk to the general public is low. In addition, outdoor exposure locations carry lower risk. However, all people who were in the locations around the same time as the individual with measles should:

• Find out if they have been vaccinated for measles or have had measles previously, and
• Call a health care provider promptly if they develop an illness with fever or illness with an unexplained rash between Sept. 4 and Sept. 20. To avoid possibly spreading measles to other patients, do not go to a clinic or hospital without calling first to tell them you want to be evaluated for measles.

Measles is a highly contagious and potentially severe disease that causes fever, rash, cough, and red, watery eyes. It is mainly spread through the air after a person with measles coughs or sneezes.

Measles symptoms begin seven to 21 days after exposure. Measles is contagious from approximately four days before the rash appears through four days after the rash appears. People can spread measles before they have the characteristic measles rash.

People at highest risk from exposure to measles include those who are unvaccinated, pregnant women, infants under six months of age and those with weakened immune systems.