{"id":600537,"date":"2026-04-22T23:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/600537\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:48:10","slug":"nj-confirms-first-measles-case-of-2026-possible-exposure-sites-identified-in-newark-hackensack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/600537\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Confirms First Measles Case of 2026; Possible Exposure Sites Identified in Newark, Hackensack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newark<\/a>
\n Hackensack<\/a><\/p>\n

By: Richard L. Smith\u00a0
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New Jersey health officials are alerting residents after confirming the state\u2019s first case of Measles in 2026, prompting warnings about potential exposure in North Jersey.<\/p>\n

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According to information released by the New Jersey Department of Health, the case involves a Hudson County resident who contracted the virus following recent international travel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Officials emphasized that, at this time, New Jersey is not experiencing an outbreak, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines as three or more related cases.<\/p>\n

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Health officials are urging residents\u2014especially parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers\u2014to ensure vaccinations are up to date, particularly the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The department also stressed that infants ages 6 to 11 months traveling internationally should receive an early dose of the vaccine, followed by the standard two doses after their first birthday.<\/p>\n

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Authorities have identified two locations where potential exposure may have occurred:<\/p>\n

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Location: Newark Liberty International Airport, Terminal B<\/p>\n

Date & Time: April 14, 2026, between 5:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

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Location: Hackensack University Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Department<\/p>\n

Date & Time: April 17, 2026, 11:15 p.m. through April 18, 2026, 3:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

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Measles is a highly contagious virus that spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, and a rash that typically begins on the face before spreading to the rest of the body. In severe cases, the illness can lead to complications such as pneumonia or brain swelling.<\/p>\n

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Officials advise anyone who may have been exposed or is experiencing symptoms to contact their healthcare provider or local health department before visiting any medical facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Calling ahead allows providers to take precautions to prevent further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

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Health officials are continuing contact tracing efforts and monitoring for additional cases. Individuals potentially exposed could develop symptoms as late as May 11, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of April 22, no additional cases linked to this incident have been identified.
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The Department of Health said updates will be provided as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newark Hackensack By: Richard L. Smith\u00a0\u00a0 New Jersey health officials are alerting residents after confirming the state\u2019s first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-600537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}