Advisory Issued on Possible Measles Exposure
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Advisory Issued on Possible Measles Exposure

The Fairfax and Loudoun County Health Departments are informing people who were at various locations in both counties between April 23 and May 1, 2014 that they may have been exposed to a person with measles.

Northern Virginia area health officials are seeking to identify people who may have been exposed. Listed below are the dates, times and locations of the potential exposure sites associated with the case of measles:

  • Lotte Plaza, 13955 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly, 20151, Wednesday, April 23 between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

  • Chantilly Department of Motor Vehicles, 14950 Northridge Drive, Chantilly 20151, Friday, April 25 between 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

  • CVS Pharmacy, 24795 Pinebrook Road,Chantilly, 20152,

  • Sunday, April 27 between 11 a.m. and 3:30p.m.

  • Tuesday, April 29 between 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

  • Inova Dulles South Urgent Care Center and other businesses at 24801 Pinebrook Road, Chantilly, 20152, Sunday, April 27 between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

  • Harris Teeter, 25401 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly,VA 20152, Sunday, April 27 between 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

  • South Riding Pediatrics and other businesses at 25055 Riding Plaza, South Riding, 20152

  • Monday, April 28 between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

  • Tuesday, April 29 between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

  • Wednesday, April 30 between 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

  • Target, 14391 Chantilly Crossing Lane, Chantilly, 20151, Monday, April 28 between 11:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m.

  • Home Depot, 25000 Riding Plaza, Chantilly, 20152,Wednesday, April 30 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

  • Inova Dulles South Radiology Imaging Center and other businesses at 24801 Pinebrook Road, Chantilly 20152, Wednesday, April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, 22042, between Wednesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 in the following units/rooms only:

  • Pediatric Medical and Surgery

  • Rooms 319 to 322 of Labor and Delivery

  • Psychiatry

  • O3 Family Centered Care

  • Apheresis

  • Diagnostic Radiology

Measles is highly contagious and spread through coughing, sneezing, and contact with secretions from the nose, mouth, and throat of an infected individual. Measles symptoms usually appear in two stages. In the first stage, most people have a fever of greater than 101 degrees, runny nose, watery red eyes and a cough. The second stage begins around the third to seventh day when a rash begins to appear on the face and spreads over the entire body.

If residents notice the symptoms of measles, immediately limit exposure to others. Call a primary health care provider to discuss further care. Call ahead before going to the office or the emergency room and tell the primary health care provider’s office of possible exposure to measles.

Residents with additional questions about this measles investigation can call 1-877-275-8343 (within Virginia). For more information on measles, visit www.vdh.virginia.gov/Epidemiology/factsheets/Measles.htm.