Virginia health officials confirm measles at Washington Dulles International Airport
Virginia officials announced that there was a confirmed case of measles at Washington Dulles International Airport last week and now they are trying to track anyone who may have been exposed to a highly contagious virus.
The Virginia Department of Health said Sunday that it had notified confirmed cases involving individuals returning from international travel on March 5.
Officials added that potential exposure scenes include Pier A, between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. that day.
Health officials are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the virus, which involves individuals at the airport and passengers on specific flights.
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The Virginia Department of Health said it received confirmed cases of measles at Dulles International Airport, saying a traveler on an international flight on March 5 could expose other travelers to a highly contagious virus. (iStock)
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A student in Miami-Dade County, Florida, tested the disease last week, and Florida surgeon Dr. Joseph Ladapo said there could be “more” cases.
Meanwhile, Texas has the highest number of measles cases, with 198 infected people as of Friday morning, including 23 hospitalized, according to the Texas Department of Health Services (DSHS).
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A child in Texas and a child in New Mexico died of measles. (iStock)
Most cases were found in uninoculated, school-aged children, including one who died of the disease.
New Mexico also reported deaths Thursday on Thursday in an unvaccinated adult, according to state officials.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., shared his “deep attention” about the measles outbreak and its rapid escalation in a recent Fox News digital column.
Kennedy noted that despite the lack of approved measles antiviral drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a statement last week that supported the administration of vitamin A under physician supervision.
Previous studies published in the International Journal of Epidemiology show that vitamin A combined with a measles vaccine can effectively interfere with measles mortality in children.
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An international traveler flying to Dulles Airport, Virginia on March 5 may expose other passengers and travelers to measles. (iStock)
Kennedy reiterated the importance of maintaining good nutrition and consuming a variety of vitamins such as A, B12, C, D and E, which is “the best defense against chronic and infectious diseases.”
He also told Fox News that he recommended providing measles vaccines for community immunization during the outbreak, but he also continued to advocate for personal choice.
“We will do the right thing for the American people,” Kennedy told Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst at Fox News.
Secretary HHS continued: “We will be honest with the American people for the first time in history for all the tests, all the research, what we know, what we don’t know, which will anger some people who want an ideological approach to public health.”
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According to its website, the CDC recommends that “all children receive two doses of MMR (measles acne) vaccine.”
Brie Stimson and Angelica Stabile of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
