Thousands of travelers and parkgoers may have been exposed to measles after a person confirmed to have the virus visited Disneyland, then flew out of LAX.
The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) said in a Saturday statement that an international traveler with a confirmed case of measles came through the extremely busy airport and visited Disneyland in nearby Anaheim, California.
The individual allegedly visited Goofy’s Kitchen in Disneyland Hotel from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, then Disneyland Park and Disneyland California Adventure Park until closing at 9 p.m. that same day.
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The international traveler reportedly arrived at LAX on Monday morning, entering Tom Bradley International Terminal B on Viva Aerobus flight 518 at gate 201A. People at the terminal may have been exposed between 10:45 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Tuesday, the County of Los Angeles Public Health said in a statement…