Massachusetts health officials issued a warning Wednesday that people may have been exposed to measles after an infected tourist visited several locations in the state earlier this month.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said the visitor, who is from Texas, arrived in the Boston area on Dec. 11 and departed the following day. Health officials said potential exposures may have occurred at multiple locations in Boston and Central Massachusetts.
According to officials, the infected traveler was at Logan Airport from about 2:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 11.
Possible exposure could have also occurred at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough between 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 and 9 p.m. on Dec. 12.
The traveler was later at Logan again from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 12.
Anyone who was at those locations and develops symptoms is urged to call a health care provider before visiting a medical facility in person, officials said.
Health officials said early symptoms can appear one to three weeks after exposure and may resemble a cold, followed several days later by a skin rash.
In a statement, Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the state’s vaccination rate should help protect against a measles outbreak.
“Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease, which has increased significantly in the United States because of the unfortunate decrease in vaccination rates,” Goldstein said, noting that Massachusetts has yet to record a measles case this year.
A total of 1,988 measles cases have been reported across the United States in 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status.
There have been three confirmed deaths in the U.S. from measles in 2025.
