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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 PM and 8:30 PM
- El Rancho Mexican Restaurant, 28 W Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728; Date & Time: October 1, 2024 between 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM
- International Longshoreman Association Strike, Elizabeth Chassis Depot, 1510 S. Bay Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201, and the area near the “Welcome to Elizabeth Terminal”; Date & Time: October 1-3, 2024, All day
- Atlantic Health Immediate Care, 479 Route 520, Suite A103, Marlboro, NJ 07746; Date & Time: October 6, 2024 between 3:00 PM and 6:00PM
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center – Emergency Department, 1945 NJ-33, Neptune City, NJ 07753; Date & Time: October 7, 2024 between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM
Potentially exposed individuals, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as Oct. 29, 2024. As of Oct. 10, no additional associated cases have been identified.
Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms begin, the health department said.
The rash usually begins as flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline and spread downward to the neck, torso, arms, legs, and feet. Measles can also cause serious complications, such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), and can lead to miscarriage in pregnant people, premature birth, or a low-birth-weight baby.
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