Measles is a highly contagious illness that can spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes, according to the VDH. Measles symptoms usually appear in two stages.

Virginia has reported its first measles case amid this year’s nationwide outbreak. The patient is a child less than 5 years old, who could have exposed others at two health care facilities, one ...

In April, the first measles case was reported in Virginia — a child under 4 years old who possibly exposed other people in clinics in Fredericksburg and Woodbridge.

The Virginia Department of Health is warning travelers who were at Dulles Airport on Jan. 3 or Reagan National on Jan. 4 of a possible measles exposure.

Virginia has high measles vaccination rates, with approximately 95 percent of kindergarteners fully vaccinated against measles. Potential exposure sites Potential exposure sites in Virginia include: ...

The evening of Friday, May 23, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) confirmed the second case of measles in Virginia this year. The unidentified patient is a teenager between 13 and 17 years ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The Fairfax County Health Department is working to identify people who may have recently been exposed to a person with the measles. The measles is a highly contagious ...

Officials in Northern Virginia, where most of the cases were identified, said the risk of a larger outbreak of measles is low because more than 90 percent of the population is vaccinated.

RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Health has identified five individuals diagnosed with measles and is reaching out to people in the Central Health Region and the Northern Health Region who may ...