By Townhall Chicago News Staff
The DuPage County Health Department confirmed the county’s first measles case of 2025 this week.
The patient had been vaccinated against measles, the health department said, making it a breakthrough case. Officials said the public may have been exposed at O’Hare International Airport, though specific exposure dates and airport locations were not released.
The health department urged travelers who passed through O’Hare around the time of the exposure to watch for measles symptoms, including fever, cough and a rash. Health officials have not said how many doses of the measles vaccine the patient had received.
Measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The DuPage County Health Department said more information on exposure times and specific airport locations is expected.
