Health officials in Virginia are advising travelers who visited Dulles and Reagan Airports during specific time periods that they may have been exposed to the highly contagious measles virus. The warning came after an international traveler, who recently arrived in the United States, was found to have measles.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, the potential exposure took place at the international arrivals area of Dulles Airport between 4 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3rd. The following day, the infected individual visited Terminal A at Reagan Airport from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. These time frames were identified as critical due to the potential for the virus to remain suspended in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the area.
