Health Officials Confirm Fourth Measles Case In Baltimore Co.

Maryland health officials have confirmed a fourth measles case in a Maryland resident and are warning of possible exposure in a Pikesville medical office building.

Anyone who visited 4000 Old Court Road on Tuesday between 9:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. may have been exposed to measles. This is the same building where two of the three previous people diagnosed with measles also may have exposed others to the disease. Health officials gave no details on the patient, but said cases have been localized to a small area within zip codes 21208, 21209 and 21215.

“While the outbreak is currently localized to a small area of the state, the best way to prevent measles in Maryland, or anywhere people might travel, is through vaccination,” Deputy Secretary for Public Health Frances B. Phillips said in a statement. “We continue to encourage all Marylanders to get vaccinated or check with their health care providers to ensure they and their families are up-to-date on vaccinations.”

Those who may have been exposed to the disease in other locations are being notified directly. Complete details on measles diagnoses and exposures are available on the Maryland Department of Health website.

If you were exposed but know you're healthy and know you have had two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, you don't need to take any action. If you were exposed and you know you weren't vaccinated, or if your immune system is weakened by disease or medications, call your health care provider.

Possible symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and rash. If you think you may be symptomatic, call your health provider ahead of time so they can take precautions to evaluate you, if needed, without putting others at risk.



The measles virus can live for up to two hours in an airspace where an infected person coughed or sneezed. A person with measles is contagious from four days before the onset of a rash until four days after rashes appear to form.