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Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Locations Near PA/NJ Line, Officials Say Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Locations Near PA/NJ Line, Officials Say
Measles Exposure Alert: Child With Virus Visited Busy Locations Near PA/NJ Line, Officials Say A highly contagious case of measles has been confirmed in an unvaccinated child who visited multiple high-traffic locations in Pennsylvania, sparking an urgent public health alert, officials announced on Sunday, March 2. The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Public Health (OPH) is tracking potential exposures and urging people to check their immunization records after the infected child was in several public places while contagious. The child may have exposed others to measles at the following locations: China Airlines Airport Shuttle Bus (Departing…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Possible Measles Exposures At Central Jersey Italian Grocer, Mexican Restaurant: DOH Possible Measles Exposures At Central Jersey Italian Grocer, Mexican Restaurant: DOH
Possible Measles Exposures At Central Jersey Italian Grocer, Mexican Restaurant: DOH State health officials are warning residents of a confirmed measles case in New Jersey. The Health Department said that the patient is a Monmouth County resident, who presented with measles following recent international travel. Anyone who visited the below locations during the specified dates and times may have been exposed and should contact a health care provider immediately to discuss potential exposure and risk of developing the illness, the department said: Livoti’s Old World Market, 200 Mounts Corner Drive, Freehold, NJ 07728; Date & Time: September 30, 2024 between 5:30 P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Measles Exposure Possible At This New Jersey Hospital, Health Department Warns Measles Exposure Possible At This New Jersey Hospital, Health Department Warns
Measles Exposure Possible At This New Jersey Hospital, Health Department Warns The New Jersey Health Department is warning residents of a potential measles exposure at a Central Jersey hospital. The department said anyone who visited the emergency room at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro between noon and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 may have been exposed to the virus. The confirmed case was Somerset County resident who developed measles following travel from a country that is currently experiencing an ongoing outbreak of measles. Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between thr…

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by Cecilia Levine