Philadelphia Warns of 2nd Measles Exposure at Airport After 4-Hour Terminal Transit
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Updated · WPVI-TV · Sep 19
Philadelphia Warns of 2nd Measles Exposure at Airport After 4-Hour Terminal Transit
3 articles · Updated · WPVI-TV · Sep 19
Summary
Philadelphia health officials issued a second measles exposure alert, this time for travelers who passed through Philadelphia International Airport between 7:25 p.m. Sept. 13 and 12:05 a.m. Sept. 14.
The infected person moved through terminals B and F and connector areas serving terminals C, D and E, but did not leave the airport, the Health Department said.
Officials said the airport warning is unrelated to the recent exposure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and urged potentially exposed people to verify MMR vaccination and monitor for symptoms.
Measles can linger in the air for up to 2 hours after an infected person leaves, and the city said outbreaks continuing in Pennsylvania and elsewhere make vaccination especially important.
Could a single infected traveler at Philadelphia's airport trigger a massive new wave in Pennsylvania's ongoing 2026 deadly measles outbreak?
With local school vaccination rates plummeting, how vulnerable is the public to the highly contagious airborne measles virus lingering in airport terminals?