Health department: Person with measles visited places in D.C., Fairfax Co.

WASHINGTON — Local health departments are investigating a confirmed case measles in an adult who visited multiple locations in both D.C. and Fairfax County earlier this month.

The person with measles has been discharged from Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and is no longer contagious, according to information the Fairfax County and D.C. health departments released Tuesday evening.

Before diagnosis, the individual visited multiple locations in D.C. and Fairfax County, the departments say.

Below is a list of where the person visited and when:

Locations in D.C.:

Locations in Fairfax County:

Public health workers are trying to identify those who were in direct contact with the person with measles and are making the appropriate notifications. Also, the health departments are also informing people who may have been exposed during the time period prior to the diagnosis when the person was contagious, between May 10 and May 16, 2015.

In Fairfax County, a call center has been established to address concerns and answer questions about measles. Anyone concerned about exposures in Fairfax County are encouraged to call703-267-3511 between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday and between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, May 20 and May 21.

For concerns about exposures in D.C., people should contact the D.C. Health Department at 202-420-0199.

Measles is a highly contagious illness caused by a virus. It is spread through coughing, sneezing and contact with secretions from the nose, mouth and throat of those who are infected.

Symptoms include a fever of more than 101 degrees, runny nose, watery red eyes and cough, followed by a blotchy rash that appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. The disease is most severe in infants and adults.

People who have received at least one dose of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the past are at very low risk of being infected with measles, says the health department.