Health officials in Contra Costa County have confirmed a measles infection in a person who was mingling in public places for about a week before being discovered.

Contra Costa Health is notifying the public about the infection and said people may have been exposed at several locations in Walnut Creek and Lafayette between Dec. 17 and Dec. 24.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.