Pennsylvania has reported its first measles case of 2025 in Montgomery County, according to the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health. The confirmed case involves an unvaccinated child who visited several locations between February 25 and 26.
As of March 6, a total of 222 measles cases have been reported across 12 areas nationwide, including Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington.
Symptoms of measles typically begin with a fever lasting several days, followed by cough, runny nose, and watery eyes. After two to three days, tiny white spots appear in the mouth, and three to five days after symptoms start, a flat red spotted rash appears on the face, spreading downward.
The child who contracted measles visited the following locations during their infectious period: China Airlines airport shuttle bus, True North Pediatrics Associates of Plymouth, and CHOP King of Prussia Campus Emergency Department. Anyone at these locations between February 25 and 26 may have been exposed to measles.
Symptoms can appear within 7-14 days after exposure but can be as long as 21 days. To be immune to measles, individuals must have had two doses of the Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine or have had measles disease before.
Health authorities are conducting contact tracing in Montgomery County, contacting and notifying individuals who may have been exposed and assessing their vaccination status and risk for infection. For up to two hours after an infected person leaves an area, the measles virus can remain airborne and on surfaces, posing a risk if someone inhales contaminated air or touches an infected surface and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth.
Source: https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/measles-case-arrives-in-eastern-pennsylvania