In 2019, a devastating measles outbreak erupted in Samoa. Eighty-three people, most of them children, died. Another 5,000 contracted the disease, many of which suffer long-term damage as a result. In total,

Health officials say people who were infected during the airport exposure would likely start seeing symptoms between Jan. 17 and Jan. 31.

Public Health - Seattle & King County were notified Wednesday of a confirmed measles case in an adult who traveled through Sea-Tac airport last week.

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

The resident is undergoing treatment in Anchorage for the highly contagious virus. Meanwhile, state health officials are tracking down “several dozen” individuals the patient was in contact with while contagious.