The Maryland Department of Health has confirmed a positive case of measles in a Montgomery County resident who recently traveled internationally and through the area.
An alert was issued late on Thursday, Feb. 1, when a person tested positive for the virus after traveling through the region.
Anyone who was in these locations at these times may have been exposed, according to the Department of Health:
- Washington Dulles International Airport between 6 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27;
- Claridge House on Lyottonsville Road in Silver Spring between 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Jan. 27; 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, or or a.m. and 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 29;
- Suburban Hospital Emergency Department between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Jan. 27.
Health officials are now coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed.
“Measles is a contagious vaccine-preventable viral infection which is easily spread to unvaccinated persons through coughing, sneezing, and secretions from the mouth,” according to officials. “The measles virus may remain in the air for up to two hours.”