Health Officials Confirm Virginia's Third Measles Case of 2026

Another Virginia child comes down with measles after travel abroad

A week after reporting a child with measles traveled through the region while contagious, Virginia public health officials on Tuesday reported the case of another young child with the illness and warned of possible public exposures. Both children were 4 or younger and contracted the disease after traveling internationally, but the cases are unrelated, according to the Virginia Department of Health. As is their practice with these cases, Virginia…

Health officials confirm Virginia's third measles case of 2026

RICHMOND, Va. The third case of measles in Virginia this year has been reported in Northern Virginia.Officials with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) say the patient is a child under four years old who recently traveled internationally, and is not related to a recent measles case reported on January 11.The VDH provided the following potential exposure sites: PM Pediatric Urgent Care, located at 2690 Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge Tue…

Measles case reported in Northern Virginia child. Check potential exposure sites and dates

Virginia health officials say they have identified a measles case in a preschool-age child in Northern Virginia. The child is somewhere between the ages of 0 to 4 years old, according to th Virginia Department of Health (VDH), and recently traveled internationally. Officials say the case is unrelated to another reported in a Northern Virginia child Jan. 11. Here’s where...