According to the DC Department of Health (DC Health), a measles case was confirmed in a person who traveled to Washington, DC, on an Amtrak train.
The person visited multiple locations, while contagious, including the Train Station and Regional Regional Regional Regional and Union Union and Union of Amtrak Northeast in the southern direction, as well as an urgent attention of Medstar in Adams Morgan on March 22, said DC Health in a Press release Tuesday.
DC Health said that he is currently working to inform people who were in these places that could have been exposed.
Health officials are specifying that people who “are not immune” are more at risk of infection. This includes those who are not vaccinated or who have never contracted measles before.
DC Health did not immediately respond to the request for comments from ABC News.
An Amtrak train arrives at Union Station, on November 22, 2023, in Washington, DC
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“DC Public Health has notified Amtrak a confirmed measles case in a client traveling at Amtrak Train 175 from New York station to Washington on Wednesday, March 19,” Amtrak said in a statement on Wednesday. “Amtrak approaches customers who were on this train directly to notify them about the possible exhibition.”
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene of New York City also issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that it is “conscious” of the confirmed case and the patient’s trip.
“Public health agencies exchange routinely information when there are exhibitions in other locations, and we are in communication with the DC Department of Health on this matter,” read partly.
The CDC has confirmed 378 measles Cases so far this year in at least 17 states: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Washington. This is likely to be lower content due to delays in states that report cases to the Federal Health Agency.
Health officials are encouraging those who had never been vaccinated to receive the measles vaccine, papers, rubella (MMR).
CDC currently recommended That people receive two doses of vaccine, the first at the ages of 12 to 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years. A dose is 93% effective, and two doses are 97% effective, says CDC. Most vaccinated adults do not need reinforcement.
Matt Foster and Othon Leyva of ABC News contributed to this report.
