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Posted on March 21, 2019 March 20, 2019

Public Health Alert: Potential Measles Exposure at Newark Liberty International Airport

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Newark NJ, On March 4, 2019, a traveler who has been confirmed to have measles — a highly contagious disease — arrived in Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport from Aruba. The individual was infectious on that day and may have traveled to other areas of the airport. If you were in the airport between March 4 at 9 p.m. and March 5 at 9:30 a.m., you may have been exposed to measles and, if infected, could develop symptoms as late as March 26. The individual departed for California from Terminal C.

Posted on February 27, 2019 February 27, 2019

Public Health Alert: Measles Exposure in Bergen County

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Hillsdale NJ, The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents about a suspect case of measles—a highly contagious disease— who could have possibly exposed others to the infection while in Bergen County between February 17 and February 25, 2019. Testing at the CDC has confirmed the infection. The individual, who is a New Jersey resident, had recent contact with a community outside New Jersey experiencing an ongoing outbreak of measles.

Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles:

AFC Urgent Care Hillsdale, 2 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
- February 18, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Walgreens Pharmacy, 383 Washington Ave, Hillsdale, NJ, 07642
- February 18, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.