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Alexandria Health Department warns of potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia

Published June 16, 2025 at 4:54PM

Skin of a patient after three days with measles rash (via CDC)

The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are warning residents about potential exposures to measles in Northern Virginia.

According to AHD, VDH has been notified of a confirmed case of measles in an individual. Health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed.

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Potential Measles exposures identified at Northern Virginia medical centers

By Ryan Belmore

Published April 20, 2025 at 9:21AM

Skin of a patient after three days with measles rash (via CDC)

The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) is notifying residents about potential measles exposures in northern Virginia after confirming the state’s first case of 2025. Health officials are currently working to identify people who may have been exposed to this highly contagious virus at two locations in mid-April.

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has pinpointed possible exposure sites at Kaiser Permanente medical centers in Woodbridge and Fredericksburg. People who visited the Advanced Urgent Care at Kaiser Permanente Caton Hill Medical Center in Woodbridge on April 15 between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. might have been exposed.