Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at Philadelphia Airport

The Brief

  • A possible measles exposure has been reported at Philadelphia International Airport.
  • Health officials are warning travelers who were at the airport on Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14.
  • The incident is unrelated to recent exposures announced at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA Health officials are warning travelers of a possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport last week, unrelated to recent exposures reported at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Potential measles exposure at PHL

What we know:

A person with measles traveled through the airport last week, according to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

Officials said the exposure was between Monday, Sept. 13 at 7:45 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 14 at 12:05 a.m., and was in Terminals B and F, and the areas used to connect to other terminals in C, D, and E. The person was traveling through Philadelphia and did not leave the airport, PDPH officials said.

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