Confirmed case after NJ resident returns from travel

🔴 Health authorities in New Jersey warn of another case of measles

🔴 Somerset County resident contracted measles after traveling

🔴 Exposure possible at popular Mercer County hospital

PLAINSBORO – Another case of measles has been confirmed in New Jersey after a resident returned from a trip abroad.

This is the second confirmed case of measles in New Jersey in 2024. State health authorities warned the public about the highly contagious disease on Thursday morning.

They warned that a Somerset County resident had contracted measles after traveling to another country. Authorities said there was a measles outbreak in the country, which was not named.

According to the state Department of Health, this resident may have infected others with the disease.

Measles Flyer (NJ Health Department)

Health officials warn that anyone who visited the emergency room at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro between noon and 3:30 p.m. on June 1 may have been exposed to the vaccine.

If anyone has been in the facility during this period, it is recommended that they contact a doctor to discuss possible infection.

All exposed persons may continue to experience symptoms until June 26.

According to health authorities, contact tracing is being carried out. As of Wednesday, no spread has been detected.

RELATED: Measles in New Jersey: Case confirmed after outbreak warning in Philadelphia

Vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella

Vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Health officials said people who have not received their MMR vaccine are most at risk if they become infected, and two doses are the best protection against the disease.

Measles can cause serious complications such as pneumonia, brain swelling and miscarriages.

The Department of Health provides further information on measles on its website www.nj.gov/health/.

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