On Saturday, West Virginia reported its first case of measles since 2009, according to the West Virginia Department of Health. The patient who tested positive for measles is an under-vaccinated individual who recently traveled internationally and is located in Morgantown. The department stated that 152 people were potentially exposed, with 62 of them lacking documentation of adequate immunization against measles, putting them at high risk of infection.
New information released on Saturday showed that people who were potentially exposed to the measles virus lived in various counties across West Virginia, including Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hancock, Kanawha, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell