Measles scare at major airport: What to know about potential exposure

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sounding the alarm connected a imaginable measles vulnerability astatine Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

In a quality merchandise connected April 30, the section identified 2 confirmed measles cases successful Cook County.

These are the archetypal 2 cases successful the county, pursuing the state’s archetypal confirmed lawsuit successful a confederate Illinois big connected April 23.

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One lawsuit was identified arsenic a suburban Cook County big with an chartless vaccination presumption who sought aesculapian attraction astatine a section infirmary connected April 28.

Travelers astatine O'Hare International Airport successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Aug. 13, 2024. The Illinois Department of Public Health alerted astir a imaginable measles vulnerability astatine O'Hare this week. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The 2nd lawsuit was identified successful a Chicago big who traveled internationally done O’Hare Airport successful April.

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The patient, who had 1 anterior dose of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine, reported a rash onset connected April 25.

Both individuals person been isolated astatine location since being diagnosed.

As of May 1, determination person been 935 full cases of measles confirmed crossed the U.S.

The authorities wellness section listed the pursuing locations wherever determination was imaginable for nationalist exposure:

• Monday, April 21, 2025: Fittingly Delicious, 3939 W. Irving Park Rd.
• Tuesday, April 22, 2025: O’Hare Airport, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., particularly Terminal 1
• Wednesday, April 23, 2025: O’Hare Airport, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., particularly Terminal 1
• Friday, April 25, 2025: Aldi: 7235 39th St, Lyons, IL 6053, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 27, 2025: Shell: 3901 S. Harlem Ave., Stickney, IL 60402, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Monday, April 28, 2025: Mobil: 2945 S. Harlem Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, 10:20 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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IDPH urges each radical implicit the property of 12 months to person 2 doses of the MMR vaccine anterior to traveling internationally.

The authorities wellness section listed O'Hare Airport arsenic a determination of imaginable measles vulnerability connected April 22 and April 23. (Vincent Alban/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Individuals who whitethorn person been exposed should show for symptoms and notify their healthcare supplier if they are unsure of anterior vaccinations.

If symptoms arise, they should notify the healthcare supplier earlier arriving astatine a installation to guarantee "special arrangements" that volition forestall others from infection, according to wellness officials.

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Measles is highly contagious and spreads easy done the air, IDPH noted, adding that 90% of radical adjacent to an infected idiosyncratic volition besides go infected if not immunized against it.

As of May 1, determination person been 935 full cases of measles confirmed crossed the U.S., according to CDC data.

"We promote anyone who is unvaccinated, oregon under-vaccinated, to talk with their aesculapian supplier and instrumentality due steps to get up to day connected the recommended shots," said the IDPH director. (iStock)

IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra wrote successful a property merchandise connection that portion Illinois nationalist wellness officials are moving to forestall further spread, being afloat immunized "remains the champion and astir effectual mode for everyone to support themselves and those they love."

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"The MMR vaccine is harmless and effective," helium said. "We promote anyone who is unvaccinated, oregon under-vaccinated, to talk with their aesculapian supplier and instrumentality due steps to get up to day connected the recommended shots."

Interim Cook County Department of Public Health COO Dr. Kiran Joshi added that determination is simply a resurgence of measles successful the U.S., contempt the effectivenes of the MMR vaccine.

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"Misinformation has contributed to declining vaccination rates and fueled caller outbreaks," helium said. 

"The MMR vaccine has been successful usage for implicit 50 years, is highly effective, and has protected millions of lives."