Overview
- State health officials confirmed Tuesday that a Maryland resident tested positive for measles, bringing the state's 2026 total to 13 confirmed cases.
- The department says anyone who visited ChristianaCare Union Hospital emergency department in Elkton on Aug. 2 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. or on July 30 from 3:00 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. may have been exposed and contact tracing is underway to notify those people.
- Exposed people should monitor for fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes, and rash for 21 days after possible exposure and should call a health care provider before visiting clinics or emergency rooms if symptomatic.
- The Maryland Department of Health advises that two doses of an MMR vaccine or birth before 1957 generally confer protection and that some people exposed on or after April 14, 2026 may be eligible for post-exposure treatment.
- Measles spreads easily through the air and can linger up to two hours after an infectious person leaves, so officials urge unvaccinated or unsure residents to check records via MyIR and get prompt care to limit further spread.