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NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
NJ Health Dep't: Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Newark Airport travelers may have been exposed to measles at the end of May, state health officials said. A traveler with the highly-contagious disease arrived at Terminal B from Tokyo, Japan on May 29 at 5 p.m., the state's health department said. The traveler later left for Quebec, Canada from Terminal A. Anyone in the airport between May 29 at 5 p.m., and May 30 at 3:30 p.m. may have been exposed to measles and, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as June 20. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will be notified by their local he…

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Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport
Measles Exposure Confirmed At Newark Airport A traveler from Aruba may have exposed others to the measles earlier this month, state health officials said. The traveler arrived in Terminal C on March 4 and then left for California from the same terminal, the NJ Health Department said. Anyone at the airport between 9 that night and 9:30 a.m. the following day could develop symptoms as late as March 26, health officials said. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will be notified by their local health department. Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery…

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by Cecilia Levine