JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (SCRIPPS NEWS GROUP) – A Jefferson County resident infected with measles could have exposed thousands of people after flying in and out of Denver International Airport earlier this month, state health officials said Friday.
The individual — an adult with unknown vaccination status against the highly transmissible virus — traveled in and out of the airport at least three times during the first week of October, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. State health officials say it’s likely the patient was exposed during travel outside of Colorado.
The CDPHE says people could have been exposed to measles at the following locations and times listed below:
- Denver International Airport: Between 12:25 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. The individual arrived at Gate C50, rode the airport train to Concourse B, then took an employee shuttle bus to an employee parking lot.
- Denver International Airport: Between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4. The individual rode an employee shuttle bus from an employee parking lot to Concourse B, then left from Gate B48 at 10:57 a.m.
- Denver International Airport: Between 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4 and 2 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 5. The individual arrived at Gate A18 in Concourse A, rode the train to Concourse B, then took an employee shuttle bus to an employee parking lot.
- CareNow Urgent Care, located at 6413 Fig St. in Arvada: Between 11:35 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads through the air and can remain airborne for up to two hours — meaning people may have been exposed even if they were nowhere near the infected person at the time…