CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire health officials say a resident with a confirmed case of measles visited multiple locations throughout the Upper Valley earlier this month, where they could have spread measles to people who are not immune.
This case is connected to the infected Vermonter we told you about on Monday.
The New Hampshire Health Department says both cases are linked to an international traveler who visited Hanover, New Hampshire, in late June.
Officials say the infected New Hampshire resident visited various businesses throughout the Upper Valley while infectious, including the West Lebanon Sierra Trading Post and the Dartmouth Co-op.
They say people who are not immune– including those not previously infected or fully vaccinated, people with weakened immune systems and infants– may have been exposed and should be monitored for symptoms. Those symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes several days before developing a body rash. Anyone who develops symptoms should contact their health care provider.
The full list of locations and dates:
- July 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Peppermint Patty’s, 25 Road Round the Lake, Grantham
- July 1, 5:30-11:30 p.m.: Sierra Trading Post, 200 S Main Street, West Lebanon
- July 3, 9-11:30 a.m.: Dartmouth Co-op, 21 S Main Street, Hanover
- July 5, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Dartmouth Co-op, 21 S Main Street, Hanover
- July 5, 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m.: ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care waiting room, 410 Miracle Mile, Lebanon
- July 6, 8-10:30 a.m.: ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care waiting room, 410 Miracle Mile, Lebanon
- July 6, 9:30 a.m.-July 7, 1 a.m.: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Emergency Department, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon
Measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children under 5 years old.
Click here for more on measles from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.