Colorado public health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a Larimer County teenager and are warning that people who visited Longmont United Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora last week may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment, the child had not received the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine and was likely exposed during recent international travel.
Potential exposure occurred at CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital’s emergency department, 1950 Mountain View Ave., between 2:45 and 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 1. A second exposure location was identified at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora between 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, and 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2…