Health officials warned of a new measles exposure at a bustling Pennsylvania airport \u2014 marking the second recent exposure to the highly contagious virus in the state\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n
A person infected with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport from Sept. 13 at 7:25 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. on Sept. 14, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced on Friday. <\/a><\/p>\n The measles-carrying individual traveled through the airport\u2019s terminals B and F and used areas connected to terminals C, D, and E, the department said.<\/p>\n Health officials warned of a new measles exposure at Pennsylvania International Airport, marking the second recent exposure to the highly contagious virus in the city. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe individual with measles was traveling through Philadelphia and did not leave the airport,\u201d health officials wrote in the statement. <\/p>\n The warning was announced just days after a separate measles exposure at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Various parts of the hospital were exposed to measles, including parts of the NICU, on Sept. 11, the department said in an advisory last week. <\/a><\/p>\n Travelers at the Philly airport during the exposure time who are not immune to measles, are unsure of their vaccination status, are an infant, are pregnant and not immune, or are immunocompromised should contact a health provider \u201cas soon as possible,\u201d authorities urged. <\/p>\n Anyone who was in the airport areas during the listed times should check whether they are immune to measles.<\/p>\n Anyone who was in the airport areas during the listed times should check whether they are immune to measles. AP Photo\/Matt Rourke<\/p>\n \u201cThe Health Department is encouraging people who were exposed to check their vaccination status and watch for symptoms,\u201d the statement said. <\/p>\n