Overview
- City health officials confirmed a measles infection in Manhattan and are notifying people who may have been exposed.
- The patient is an unvaccinated adult who caught the virus during international travel.
- Investigators identified a possible exposure at Norma in Hell’s Kitchen, and the person also visited other restaurants, a performance venue, and health care sites.
- The department reports no secondary cases and says overall risk is low, and it counts this as the city’s fifth case this year linked to travel.
- Officials urge MMR vaccination, noting measles can infect 90% of unvaccinated people nearby and the virus can hang in the air for two hours.