A confirmed case of measles was reported in a person who traveled last week through Maryland while infectious, state health…
A confirmed case of measles was reported in a person who traveled last week through Maryland while infectious, state health officials announced Sunday.
The Maryland Department of Health said the person traveled on trains from Jan. 7-8, according to a news release.
The Department of Health said anyone who may have been near the following public areas may have been exposed:
- Amtrak Northeast Regional train from Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station to Union Station in Washington, D.C., from 9-11:30 p.m. on Jan. 6
- Amtrak Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport shuttle bus to and from the the BWI-Marshall train station and the drop-off points outside of the lower-level of the airport from 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 7 to 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 8.
- The BWI-Marshall Airport parking shuttle bus stop areas outside of the airport’s lower-level to the airport’s long-term parking lots from 11 p.m. on Jan. 7 to 2 a.m. on Jan. 8.
MDH said there were no exposures identified inside the terminals of the airport. State health officials said people who were not in these locations at the times specified were not exposed to the infectious person while they were in Maryland.
The agency said exposures occurred in other states; information related to those exposures will be provided by those states.
If you think you’ve been exposed, MDH suggests finding out if you’ve been vaccinated for measles or have had it before. If you’ve gotten two doses of a measles vaccine, or were born before 1957, you are considered protected.
If you’re not sure if you’ve been immunized, check your status by called your healthcare provider or request records through the My Immunization Record, “MyIR” online.
If you’re not fully vaccinated or otherwise immune to measles and you might have been exposed, call your health care provider or your local health department to discuss the best next steps for you.
MDH said you need to monitor yourself for any early signs of measles for 21 days after your potential exposure.
If you develop a fever or other symptoms of measles, stay home, and don’t go to child care, school, or work or other public spaces, and contact your health care provider.
Call your health care provider before showing up at a waiting room or emergency department so that the facility can take measures to prevent measles from spreading to others.