Asheville Hotel Warns of Measles Exposure During 9.5-Hour Window as US Cases Hit 2,887
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Updated · WRAL News · Aug 30
Asheville Hotel Warns of Measles Exposure During 9.5-Hour Window as US Cases Hit 2,887
3 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Aug 30
Summary
Buncombe County officials said a person with measles was at the Holiday Inn Express in Asheville while infectious on Aug. 26, potentially exposing anyone there from 1 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Hotel staff are contacting guests and others who passed through 435 Smokey Park Highway during that window, and health officials told those exposed to watch for symptoms through Sept. 16.
Officials did not identify the traveler’s home state, but said the case adds to a broader resurgence: the CDC had recorded 2,887 confirmed U.S. measles cases as of Aug. 27, the highest since the early 1990s.
North Carolina previously identified 24 measles cases between December 2025 and February 2026, underscoring the state’s recent vulnerability to new exposures.