COLORADO (KOAA) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has confirmed two cases of measles and are warning the public of areas for potential measles exposures.
The first case involves a child under the age of five from El Paso County, who CDPHE says has received one dose of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine.
The second case is an unvaccinated adult in Arapahoe County, according to CDPHE. They say the adult was at Denver International Airport on Tuesday, May 13 when an out-of-state traveler flew while having measles.
If you were at any of the locations below at the listed day and times, CDPHE says you may have been exposed to measles and should monitor symptoms for 21 days after exposure:
Colorado Springs:
- Powers Pointe Urgent Care on Barnes Road
- Tuesday, June 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- St. Francis Medical Center Emergency Department on East Woodmen Road
- Saturday, June 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.
Aurora:
- HCA HealthOne Aurora on South Potomac Street
- Thursday, June 5 from 4:55 p.m. to 10:05 p.m.
- Safeway on South Buckley Road
- Friday, June 6 from 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Emergency Department
- Saturday, June 7 from 2 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
CDPHE says people who are exposed to measles will usually develop symptoms in seven to 21 days after being exposed. Symptoms include the following:
- fever
- cough
- runny nose
- red eyes
- a characteristic rash that usually starts several days later on the face and spreads
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