{"id":981046,"date":"2026-08-04T23:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/981046\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T23:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T23:09:23","slug":"maryland-confirms-new-measles-case-after-elkton-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/981046\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland confirms new measles case after Elkton exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maryland confirms 13th measles case after possible exposure at Elkton hospital<\/p>\n

\"Julian<\/p>\n

The Maryland Department of Health said it had confirmed a case of measles in a Maryland resident after a possible exposure in the Upper Eastern Shore region.<\/p>\n

The new case is the 13th confirmed case in the state this year.<\/p>\n

According to MDH, anyone who visited ChristianaCare Union Hospital Emergency Department in Elkton on Aug. 2 from 7 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. may have been exposed to the infection.<\/p>\n

Last week, the department had warned of a possible exposure at the same emergency room on July 30,<\/a> warning those who visited the department from 3:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. <\/p>\n

It can take up to three weeks for symptoms to appear. <\/p>\n

Think you may have been exposed? Here’s what to do<\/p>\n

Were you vaccinated for measles? <\/strong>If you have received two doses of a measles-containing vaccine, or were born before 1957, you are generally considered protected. Check your immunization status securely online via My Immunization Record<\/a> (MyIR).<\/p>\n

MDH recommends all eligible people get fully vaccinated against measles. The measles vaccine is routinely recommended at 12-15 months of age for the first dose and the second dose at 4-6 years old. Sometimes a dose is given as early as six to 12 months if there is travel planned to an area that has ongoing measles transmission. <\/p>\n

Monitor for early symptoms<\/strong>: People, especially those not fully vaccinated or otherwise immune to measles, who were at any of these locations during the possible exposure times should monitor themselves for any early symptoms of measles for 21 days after the potential exposure.<\/p>\n

Video above: <\/strong>Doctor shares tips amid confirmed measles case in Maryland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not fully vaccinated or otherwise immune?<\/strong> If you are not fully vaccinated or otherwise immune to measles (i.e., you already had measles) and you might have been exposed, call your health care provider or your local health department to discuss the best next steps for you. If your exposure occurred on or after April 14, 2026, you may qualify for post-exposure treatments.<\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of measles?<\/strong> Early symptoms of measles are a fever of more than 101 degrees Fahrenheit; runny nose; cough; and red, watery eyes. Usually, one to four days after the early symptoms, a red rash appears on the face and spreads to the rest of the body. Symptoms typically develop 10 to 14 days after exposure but can develop as soon as seven days and as long as 21 days after exposure. A person with measles is contagious, beginning four days before the rash appears until four days after the rash begins.<\/p>\n

Call your health care provider<\/strong>: Exposed individuals who develop a fever or other symptoms of measles should not go to child care, school, work, or out in public, and should contact their health care provider. They should call their health care provider before going to a waiting room or emergency department so that the facility can take measures to prevent measles from spreading to others.<\/p>\n

Is measles contagious?<\/strong> Health officials describe measles as a highly contagious disease that is spread easily through the air when an infectious person breathes, coughs or sneezes. The virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after the infected person leaves the area. The disease is also spread by direct contact and after touching infected surfaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maryland confirms 13th measles case after possible exposure at Elkton hospital The Maryland Department of Health said it…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":981047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[35],"tags":[9761,2529,105217,44234,7910,242513,277604,277441,228045,393697,393696,6517,305430,19092,305438,130706,269351,2385,340557,3040,19635,242041,393703,393704,344253,96359,393700,2038,1495,210,1141,20987,20738,1142,3043,4639,1856,305442,26822,305431,564,393702,96829,393695,305432,393699,393694,305439,305437,47451,96830,16458,246319,393701,2036,263184,305433,305434,234448,159818,218323,50,381768,339441,6291,120787,17820,15433,13987,305440,61379,24659,213277,257874,213276,339437,269263,11449,393693,305435,305436,305441,176769,167336,104814,393698,67,132,68,339440,2040,232449,242523,1628],"class_list":["post-981046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-a-m","tag-air","tag-annapolis","tag-april","tag-area","tag-baltimore-news","tag-bwi","tag-bwi-airport","tag-bwi-marshall-airport","tag-carroll-hospital","tag-carroll-hospital-center","tag-case","tag-confirmed-measles","tag-contact","tag-contagious-disease","tag-cough","tag-county-health-department","tag-day","tag-demand-menu-subscribe","tag-department","tag-disease","tag-dose","tag-elkton","tag-elkton-exposure","tag-email-weather-search","tag-emergency-department","tag-emergency-department-monday-afternoon","tag-exposure","tag-fever","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-health-care-provider","tag-health-news","tag-healthcare","tag-hour","tag-individual","tag-infectious-disease","tag-infectious-person","tag-last-week","tag-maryand-measles","tag-maryland","tag-maryland-department","tag-maryland-department-of-health","tag-maryland-health","tag-maryland-health-news","tag-maryland-measle-case","tag-maryland-measles","tag-maryland-resident","tag-maryland-state-health-official","tag-maryland-news","tag-mdh","tag-measle","tag-measle-case","tag-measle-vaccine","tag-measles","tag-measles-cases","tag-measles-cases-in-maryland","tag-measles-maryland","tag-measles-outbreak","tag-measles-vaccine","tag-new-measle-case","tag-news","tag-noon-watch","tag-nowcast","tag-other","tag-other-symptom","tag-p-m","tag-page","tag-patient","tag-pediatric-emergency-department","tag-pediatrician","tag-person","tag-possible-exposure","tag-possible-measle-exposure","tag-potential-exposure","tag-privacy-notice-term","tag-red-rash","tag-resident","tag-ritchie-highway","tag-sinai-hospital","tag-sinai-pediatric","tag-smith-ave","tag-southern-maryland","tag-st-mary","tag-symptom","tag-travel-outbreak","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-use-nextfre","tag-vaccination","tag-wbal","tag-wbal-news","tag-year"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=981046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/981046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/981047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=981046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=981046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=981046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}