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Traveler Might Have Exposed Many to Measles in Massachusetts
An out-of-state visitor diagnosed with measles spent time at Boston Logan Airport and a Westborough hotel, raising exposure concerns amid a nationwide rise to nearly 2,000 cases.
- On December 24, 2025, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health warned that an out-of-state visitor diagnosed with measles spent time in Boston and Westborough earlier this month, arriving Dec. 11 and departing Dec. 12.
- Given measles’ contagiousness, officials opened contact tracing since the measles virus spreads through the air and can linger for up to two hours, making brief public exposure risky.
- At Logan Airport Terminal B on Dec. 11, 2:30–4:45 p.m., non-immune individuals may have been exposed; symptoms can appear 10–14 days later.
- State guidance highlights time-sensitive vaccination and provider hotlines as officials urge people unvaccinated or unsure to get at least one dose of MMR vaccine, noting 97% effectiveness and 72-hour post-exposure prevention.
- Broad statistics position the local alert within a nationwide resurgence as the U.S. reports 1,988 measles cases and three deaths in 2025, though Massachusetts has no cases this year due to its high state vaccination rate.
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