Three people in El Paso County test positive for measles, health officials share exposure locations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: A third person in El Paso County has tested positive for measles in connection to an exposure at the Denver International Airport on May 14, Colorado health officials announced Monday night.
Unlike the other two cases, the adult is vaccinated, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said. The individual is now recovering at home.
CDPHE says people at the following location may have been exposed to measles and should monitor symptoms for at least 21 days:
| Location | Date/Time | When symptoms may develop |
| Single Barrel Bar And Grill 5885 Stetson Hills Blvd. #120 Colorado Springs, CO 80923 | Friday, May 30 6 – 11:30 p.m. | Through June 20 |
PREVIOUS REPORTING: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) says that two adults in El Paso County have tested positive for measles; both were unvaccinated.
The adults are unrelated, but both were at Denver International Airport around the same time on May 14.
"Measles is one of the most infectious diseases that we have. One of the reasons for that is because the particles that somebody coughs, sneezes, or breathes out when they are infectious with the disease, they aerosolize and stay within the air for up to 2 hours after a person leaves that facility," Said Haley Zachary, the division manager for the Communicable Disease Program at El Paso County Public Health.
Health officials previously said that a third person was a passenger on Turkish Airlines Flight 201, which arrived on May 13. They are an Arapahoe County resident who tested positive for the measles.
CDPHE says people at the following locations may have been exposed to measles and should monitor symptoms for at least 21 days.
"We have a number of experts here at the Health Department who are happy to discuss any questions or concerns surrounding vaccines and welcome that communication," Zachary said.
| Location | Date/Time | When symptoms may develop |
| Love’s Travel Stop/Carls Jr. 748 22 Road Grand Junction, CO 81505 | Tuesday, May 27 6 – 10 p.m. | Through June 17 |
| Maverick Gas Station 2588 Airport Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80910 | Wednesday, May 28 9 – 11:30 a.m. | Through June 18 |
| King Soopers 1750 W. Uintah St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 | Saturday, May 31 8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Through June 21 |
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