Colorado Public Radio originally published this story on June 4, 2025.
Colorado public health officials said Wednesday they’ve identified a new measles case in Colorado, this time in a Denver County resident who tested positive for it, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment. It’s the latest case, now more than half a dozen, linked to a passenger on Turkish Airlines flight 201. It arrived at Denver International Airport from Istanbul on Tuesday, May 13. The individual is recovering at home.
Seven Colorado cases are associated with the out-of-state traveler who flew while infectious. Four were passengers on the May 13 flight and three were at Denver International Airport during the exposure period on May 14…