Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposure at Major DC-Area Airport

Officials in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia say the person traveled through Dulles International Airport on March 5.

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015, shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. The Canadian Press/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP

Officials in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia warned that they are investigating a possible measles exposure at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia involving a person who recently traveled internationally.

Health officials in Maryland and Washington said that the person who contracted measles is a resident of Maryland, and was returning home from international travel. Officials in Maryland said that the person specifically lives in Howard County, near Washington and Baltimore.