Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposure at 2 Major Airports

The exposure occurred at two major Washington D.C.-area airports, officials say.

Passengers wait in line for security check at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 21, 2023. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

Health authorities in the District of Columbia and Virginia issued a warning about a possible measles exposure on Tuesday after a person with a “confirmed case” of the highly contagious virus traveled through two airports in the Washington metro area.

In a release issued on Tuesday, DC Health said that it “has been notified of a confirmed case of measles in a person who traveled through” area airports after returning from international travel. It said that the “threat of transmission is low” but the local health agency said it is notifying people who were at the airports about “their potential exposure.”