Contact tracing is underway as the Montgomery County Office of Public Health cautions that others may have been exposed.
Health officials in Montgomery County have confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated child, and are cautioning the public that others may have been exposed.
The Office of Public Health has not released information on the child’s hometown.
Officials said contact tracing is now underway and people who may have been exposed are being notified.
Members of the public may have been exposed at the following times and locations:
Feb. 25-26
China Airlines Airport Shuttle Bus
Departing JFK Airport Terminal 4, arriving at North Philadelphia, Pho Ha Saigon, 575 Adams Ave.
From Feb. 25 at 9:30 p.m. to Feb. 26 at 3:15 a.m.
Feb. 26
True North Pediatrics Associates of Plymouth
3031 Walton Rd., #C101, Plymouth Meeting
11:45. a.m. – 2:15 p.m
Feb. 26
CHOP King of Prussia Campus Emergency Department
550 S. Goddard Blvd., King of Prussia
12:52 p.m. – 3:02 p.m.
Health officials urge anyone who suspects that they or their child has measles to call their health care provider, or nearest urgent care or hospital emergency room before leaving home. They can also contact the Office of Public Health at 610-278-5117 to coordinate a safe visit and reduce exposure for staff and other patients.
Health care providers should report suspected cases of measles immediately to the Office of Public Health at 610-278-5117 during business hours, or after hours at 610-635-4300.
Measles virus can remain in the air and on surfaces for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area. If someone breathes in the contaminated air or touches an infected surface and then touches their eyes, nose or mouth, they can become infected.
Health officials continue to encourage everyone to get the measles vaccine if they haven’t done so already.
More information about measles and the vaccine is available through the Montgomery County website.
The Montgomery County measles case follows the report of three cases of measles in New Jersey, and an outbreak of approximately 150 cases in Texas that last week led to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child.
