Health Officials Warn Of Potential Measles Outbreak At Washington D.C. Airport

Health officials are warning a potential measles outbreak has occurred at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

Maryland health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a state resident who traveled internationally.

Officials are looking to track down anyone “who visited Washington Dulles International Airport’s main terminal, terminal A and baggage area on March 5 between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., as well as Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department.”

Per USA Today:

Maryland health officials have identified a positive case of measles in a state resident who recently traveled internationally.

The state’s Department of Health said in a release Sunday that the resident lives in Howard County, located southeast of Baltimore. The case is not associated with measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, officials said.

Area leaders are working to locate people who could have been exposed to the virus, including anyone who visited Washington Dulles International Airport’s main terminal, terminal A and baggage area on March 5 between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., as well as Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department the afternoon of March 7 between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Health officials are worried that a traveler diagnosed with measles may have spread the illness to others at Virginia’s Dulles International Airport. At least 222 people have tested positive for measles in outbreaks across 13 states. https://t.co/j1R08lGkKd pic.twitter.com/nOyh7BNzCn

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Here’s what The Daily Mail reported:

Health officials have warned of a potential measles outbreak at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

A passenger arriving on an international flight tested positive for the highly contagious respiratory illness, which is currently ripping through the US.

Travelers who were in Washington Dulles’ Terminal A on March 5 and in the baggage claim area during the hours of 4pm to 9pm have been warned that they could be at high risk of the virus.