The Virginia Department of Health has been notified of a confirmed case of measles at Dulles International Airport and the Washington metro area earlier this month.
The patient is an international traveler visiting the D.C. area, the VDH said in a Saturday news release.
Health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights.
Listed below are the dates, times and locations of potential exposure sites, according to the VDH and the D.C. Department of Health:
- Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 8, Concourse A, on transportation to the International Arrivals Building and in the baggage claim area between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Silver Line Train from the Dulles station on June 8, transferring at the Metro Center Station to the Red Line Train heading towards Shady Grove Station between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
- The Russian School of Mathematics at 8401 Connecticut Ave. in Chevy Chase, Md., on June 8 from 3 to 6 p.m.
- L8 Metrobus southbound to Friendship Heights on June 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.
- H4 Metrobus Westbound to Tenleytown on June 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
- MedStar Health Pediatrics in Tenleytown at 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW in D.C. on June 12 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
To date in 2025, Virginia has three reported cases of measles. A Maryland resident who flew into Dulles Airport on March 5 was also confirmed to have contracted measles.
Measles is a highly contagious illness that can spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to the VDH. Measles symptoms usually appear in two stages. In the first stage, most people have a fever of greater than 101 degrees, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a cough.
The early symptoms usually start seven to 14 days after being exposed. The second stage starts three to five days after symptoms start, when a rash begins to appear on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. People with measles are contagious from four days before the rash appears through four days after the rash appeared.
For the latest information on measles cases and exposures in Virginia, visit the VDH Measles website.
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