BALTIMORE, MD—Health officials in Maryland are warning the public of a potential exposure to measles after a resident of Washington, D.C., visited a business center in Hyattsville while infectious last month.
The Maryland Department of Health has announced that the individual visited the New Hampshire Business Center, located at 6495 New Hampshire Ave., between 12 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on April 24. Authorities noted there is no known connection between this incident and other measles cases reported in the state earlier this year.
Measles is a highly contagious airborne virus that can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left an area. Health officials are urging anyone who was at the location during the specified window to monitor themselves for symptoms for 21 days following the potential exposure…