Amtrak passengers were warned by Maryland health officials that they may have been exposed to measles from an infected passenger, The Boston Globe reports.
Passengers who took an Amtrak train from Boston to Virginia last week were at risk of exposure. The Northeast Regional train #171 departed Boston last Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. and made stops in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. before reaching Lynchburg, Va. at about 8:30 p.m
Passengers who got off the train before the infected passenger boarded in Philadelphia are not at risk, health officials told The Globe.
Those who have not been vaccinated against measles should seek immediate medical attention if they experience symptoms such as malaise, cough, or fever within two weeks.
“We believe the risk is low for passengers who boarded in Boston,” Katinka Podmaniczky, of the Boston Public Health Commission, told The Globe. “If they got off the train at or before Philadelphia, they are at no risk. In addition, most people have been vaccinated against measles and would therefore be immune.”
