OHIO — Dr. Bruce Vanderoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, announced Monday that the department was contacting individuals who may exposed to measles in Terminal A of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in January. 

The potentially exposed time frames at CVG are:

• Jan. 27 between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.
• Jan. 29 between 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

ODH announced Saturday the state's first measles case of the year, a child in Montgomery County. There are no additional cases known at this time.

Public Health- Dayton & Montgomery County said the resident had been evaluated at Dayton Children’s Hospital in the main campus Emergency Department at One Children’s Plaza in Dayton on Jan. 29 and Jan. 31.

Individuals in the area from 11 p.m. Jan. 29 through 7 a.m. Jan. 30, or between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Jan. 31 could have been exposed to measles. 

In 2023, Ohio reported one measles case a significant decrease from 2022 when 90 cases where reported. An outbreak in central Ohio accounted for 85 of the cases. 

Measles is incredibly contagious, which is why health officials stress making sure childhood immunizations are up to date, including two doses of MMR vaccine. 

"Measles can be a very serious illness for anyone," Vanderhoff said in a news release. "The key to preventing measles is vaccination. If you are not vaccinated, we strongly encourage you to get the vaccine."

According to Public Health, symptoms of measles can include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes, and a rash beginning three to five days after other symptoms occur. About one in five children who get measles face hospitalization with complications such as pneumonia, dehydration or brain swelling.

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