HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a report that an international traveler who visited Hanover tested positive for measles.
The traveler has returned to their home country to receive medical care.
DHHS has confirmed that the visitor was in the following public places between June 20th and the 22nd when they were potentially infectious and could have transmitted measles to people who are not immune or fully vaccinated:
The Dartmouth College campus, The Hanover Inn on E. Wheelock Street, Hanover Scoops, on S. Main Street, Lou’s Restaurant and Bakery on S. Main Street, and the Dartmouth Coach bus from Hanover to Boston Logan Airport.
DHHS says at this time there are no confirmed cases of measles in New Hampshire.
Symptoms of measles include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes several days before developing a body rash.
If you feel sick, call your healthcare provider.