Virginia health officials investigate potential measles exposure at Dulles International Airport after a traveler with the disease passed through on Aug. 12.
WASHINGTON — Health officials in Virginia are investigating after a person with measles traveled through Dulles International Airport on Aug. 12.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, the person, who’s from another state, traveled through the main terminal at the airport, the TSA security checkpoint, in concourse B, and on transportation from the main terminal to concourse B between 1 and 5 p.m.
VDH officials said the department was trying to identify people who may have been exposed to the disease. Although they say that if you’ve received two doses of the vaccine or were born before 1957, you should be fine.
Otherwise, you should consider contacting your healthcare provider with any questions.
If you think you might have been exposed, watch for symptoms for 21 days. If you notice symptoms, you should immediately isolate yourself and then contact your healthcare provider. You should also take precautions to help the provider protect other patients and staff.
Initial symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after exposure. They include a fever, a runny nose, watery red eyes, and a cough.
Advanced symptoms include a rash appearing on ones face and then spreading.
To date in 2025, Virginia has three reported cases of measles. For the latest information on measles cases and exposures in Virginia, please visit the VDH Measles website.