People who dined at a restaurant in San Leandro earlier this month may have been exposed to measles, the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency said.

Anyone who dined at the Sons of Liberty Ale House on Juana Avenue between 4:45 and 7:30 p.m. on March 9 may have been exposed, the county said. 

People who were there at that time and who are either unsure of their vaccination status or not vaccinated should contact their health care provider, the county said.

Additionally, infants under 11 months, women who are pregnant, people with compromised immunity, or who are a health care or child care worker should reach out to their doctor or practitioner right away, the county said. You can also call the county public health department at (510) 267-3250. 

According to the county, one person can infect nine out of ten unvaccinated people with measles via infectious droplets or by airborne transference through breathing, coughing or sneezing. 

Measles symptoms can appear within 7 to 21 days after exposure and include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a rash that can last up to a week. Some people may develop complications such as diarrhea, middle ear infection, and pneumonia (lung infection). One in 1000 people with measles may develop encephalitis (brain infection) and one to two children of every 1000 with measles may die from lung or brain complications, the county said. 

Measles is preventable with the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (or MMR) vaccine. 

On Tuesday, Alameda County issued an alert saying that measles are on the rise in the county. 

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.