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New measles exposure sites in King and Pierce counties

caption: Passengers walk through the arrivals terminal on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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Passengers walk through the arrivals terminal on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
KUOW Photo / Megan Farmer

Public Health — Seattle & King County says a man in his 40s is recovering at home after being diagnosed with measles.

The man spent time at Sea-Tac Airport and at a health center in Bonney Lake earlier this month.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says the man spent time in Pierce and King counties while contagious.

Here are places the man went:

  • May 6-10: 5:30-8 a.m., Sea-Tac International Airport
  • May 6-10: 2-5 p.m., Sea-Tac International Airport
  • May 6: 5-7:15 p.m., Orting Transmission 130 Corrin Ct. NW., Orting
  • May 6: 6-10 p.m., Orting High School, Orting City Planning Meeting
  • May 7: 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Sea-Tac International Airport
  • May 7: 5-8 p.m., Orting Transmission, 130 Corrin Ct. NW., Orting
  • May 7: 7:30-10 p.m., Orting High School, Orting Junior Dance Team Banquet
  • May 9: 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Sea-Tac International Airport
  • May 9: 4-7:30 p.m., Discount Tire, 19815 S. Prairie Road E., Bonney Lake.
  • May 9: 6-9:30 p.m., Skookum Archery, 11209 Shaw Road E., Puyallup.
  • May 10: 6:30-8:40 a.m., 76 Gas Station Market, 2841 S. 188th St., SeaTac
  • May 10: 3:15-5:45 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m., Orting Transmission 130 Corrin Court NW., Orting
  • May 11: 8-10:30 a.m., Sound Family Medicine Bonney Lake Walk-in Clinic, 10004 204 Ave., Bonney Lake.

But officials with the King County public health agency say this is not related to another recent case involving a traveler at Sea-Tac Airport.

The measles virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area.

If you think you might have visited places involved in the latest case, you can check the list on our website.

And health officials say that if you think you're sick ... CALL the doctor before you go in to avoid spreading the disease.

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