The state of Maryland has confirmed its first measles case in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally.

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) announced the positive case in a news release on Sunday. It was also confirmed by the Virginia Department of Health and Howard County health officials.

This case is not associated with the outbreaks in Texas or New Mexico, the health department confirmed.

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Officials hope to identify people who might have been exposed while traveling at the following specific times and locations.

March 5, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Washington Dulles International Airport: Terminal A, on transportation to the main terminal and in the baggage claim area

​March 7, 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.: Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department

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The MDH urged residents to check these exposure times, monitor any rising symptoms and get up to date with vaccinations.

Early measles symptoms include a fever over 101, runny nose, cough and red, watery eyes, according to health officials.

A red rash will appear on the face and spread to the rest of the body, typically one to four days after early symptoms, according to the Maryland Department of Health. (iStock)

A red rash will appear on the face and spread to the rest of the body, typically one to four days after early symptoms.

Measles symptoms can develop from seven to 21 days after exposure, but usually appear within 10 to 14 days, the MDH added.

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A person is contagious starting four days before the rash appears and up to four days after.

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel previously shared with Fox News Digital that measles is highly contagious.

Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on Feb. 27, 2025, in Seminole, Texas.  (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

“There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before,” he cautioned.

The best way to prevent measles is to receive the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various experts.

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The Maryland Department of Health states that pregnant women, infants younger than 1 year old and people who are immunocompromised are at the highest risk of complications from measles.

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“People, especially those not 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,” the department noted.

River Jacobs, 1, is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

“People who develop a fever or other symptoms of measles should not go to childcare, school, work or out in public, and should contact their health care provider. They should call their health care provider first rather than showing up in the waiting room or emergency room so that the office can take measures to prevent spread to other patients.”

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Measles cases have occurred sporadically in Maryland, the department confirmed, including one case in 2024, one in 2023 and none from 2020 to 2022.

Nearly 200 measles cases were confirmed in Texas as of Friday, primarily affecting unvaccinated, school-aged children.

March 10 (UPI) — Health officials in Maryland have confirmed the state’s first measles case for the year amid expanding outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico.

The Maryland Department of Health said in a statement Sunday that a Howard County resident with recent international travel history has tested positive for the highly contagious disease.

It is warning anyone who visited Terminal A of Washington Dulles International Airport between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department between 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday that they may have been exposed to the virus.

“Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights,” the department said.

The identity of the patient as well as the country they had visited was not revealed to the public. The vaccination status of the patient was also withheld.

Health officials stated that the case is not connected to an outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico were the disease has killed at least two people and sicked around 230 others.

At least 198 cases have been reported in West Texas, state health officials said on Friday. Meanwhile, New Mexico health officials on Friday said they have confirmed 30 cases, up from 10 reported a day prior.

Including Maryland, New Mexico and Texas, measles has been confirmed this year in at least 13 jurisdictions. Cases have also been confirmed in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Washington, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Measles remains rare in New Mexico, where one case was reported in each of the last two years following zero cases confirmed from 2020 to 2022.

The disease was officially eliminated from the United States in 2000. A few cases have been detected in the following years among those with contacts abroad. The new outbreaks are associated with those who are unvaccinated.

Last year, a total of 285 cases reported in 33 jurisdictions, the CDC said.

A Howard County resident tested positive for measles after returning from international travel, according to the Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials.

Officials say the measles case is not associated with the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico.

Anyone who visited the following locations during the following hours may have been exposed:

• Washington Dulles International Airport: The international arrivals area
  March 5th: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department
  March 7th: 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

The Virginia Department of Health, the Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials are looking to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights.

Those who may have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider for additional guidance.

They can also call Howard County Health Department’s Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response Program at 410-313-6284 or the Virginia Department Health at (804) 363-2704 or email epi_response@vdh.virginia.gov.