Washington DC – According to news sources a case of measles has been reported at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The health department says the patient contracted measles outside of the United States, developed symptoms here in the country and their diagnosis was confirmed Friday, May 19.
“Out of an abundance of caution,” the health department says it is informing people who may have been in certain locations.
Listed below are the dates, times and locations of the potential exposures associated with the patient who was diagnosed with measles:
May 8 – The Dept. of Social Services Building at 6505 Belcrest Road, #100A, Hyattsville, Md. 20782.
May 8 – The Social Security Building at 425 Brightseat Road, Hyattsville, Md. 20785, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
May 9-May 10 Prince George’s Hospital Center Emergency Department in Cheverly, Md., from 8 p.m. to May 10 at 2 a.m. The measles patient rode the #12 public transit bus to and from Prince George’s Hospital Center.
May 11 – Prince George’s Hospital Center Emergency Department from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
May 12-May 13 – Prince George’s Hospital Center Emergency Department from 4:15 p.m. to May 13 at 10:47 a.m.
May 13 – Children’s National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20010, main atrium lobby between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
May 15 – Children’s National Medical Center Emergency Room entrance between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.