DC health officials issue alert after measles exposure at Dulles airport, metro stations

WASHINGTON (7News) — Another measles case was reported in Washington, D.C, according to city health officials.

Officials said the confirmed case is linked to an international traveler who flew into Dulles International Airport on June 8 around 10:30 a.m. and then took the metro to get to their destination downtown.

According to DC's Department of Health, this is a list of the exposure locations:

• Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166, Concourse A, on transportation to the International Arrivals Building (IAB), and in the baggage claim area on June 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Washington Metro Area Transit: Silver Line Train from Dulles Airport Station, transferring at the Metro Center Station to the Red Line Train heading towards Shady Grove Station on June 8: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• The Russian School of Mathematics, located at 8401 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD, on June 8, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Washington Metro Area Transit: L8 Metrobus Southbound to Friendship Heights on June 8, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Washington Metro Area Transit: H4 Metrobus Westbound to Tenleytown on June 12, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
• Medstar Health Pediatrics in Tenleytown at 4200 Wisconsin Ave NW, DC 20016 on June 12, 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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According to the health department, "Measles is a highly contagious viral respiratory disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. Symptoms typically develop in two stages."

What should you do if you were at the above location on the day and time specified?

• People who might have been exposed and are not immune should contact their health care provider or DC Health at 844-493-2652 for more guidance.
• If you have never received a measles-containing vaccine (either the measles, mumps, and rubella [MMR] vaccine or a measles only vaccine, which is available in other countries), you may be at risk of developing measles. Anyone who was exposed and is at risk of developing measles should watch for symptoms until 21 days following the date of their last exposure. If you notice the symptoms of measles, immediately isolate yourself by staying home and away from others. Contact your healthcare provider immediately. Call ahead before going to your healthcare provider’s office or the emergency room to notify them that you may have been exposed to measles and ask them to call the health department to help protect other patients and staff.
• If you have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, or were born before 1957, you are protected and do not need to take any action.
• If you have received only one dose of a measles-containing vaccine, you are very likely to be protected and your risk of being infected with measles from any of these exposures is very low. However, to achieve complete immunity, contact your healthcare provider about getting a second vaccine dose.
• If you have an immunocompromising condition, please consult your healthcare provider if you have questions or develop symptoms.