The D.C. Department of Health confirmed Tuesday a positive case of measles in a person who visited various locations in the District while contagious.
The unidentified person traveled throughout the nation’s capital within the last week. Anyone not immune to measles who traveled to the potential exposure sites during the noted dates and times are urged to contact their health care provider or D.C. Health at 844-493-2652 for guidance.
D.C. Health’s alert comes weeks after health officials in Maryland confirmed three measles cases across Howard and Prince George’s counties. All three cases had been contracted by residents who had traveled abroad, and were not related to the outbreaks in New Mexico, Texas or Oklahoma.