A Monmouth County resident who recently returned from overseas travel has contracted measles and could have exposed others in Union and Monmouth counties for eight days before visiting a Jersey Shore hospital last week, the state Health Department announced Friday.
The patient visited the following locations, according to the state announcement:
- Livoti’s Old World Market at 200 Mounts Corner Dr., Freehold on Sept. 30 between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
- El Rancho Mexican Restaurant at 28 West Main St. in Freehold on Oct. 1, between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
- The International Longshoreman Association’s strike at Elizabeth Chassis Depot, 1510 S. Bay Ave., Elizabeth and the area near the “Welcome to Elizabeth Terminal” on Oct. 1-3, all day.
- Atlantic Health Immediate Care at 479 Route 520, in Marlboro on Oct. 6, between 3 – 6 p.m.
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center – Emergency Department at 1945 Route 33 in Neptune City on Oct. 7, between 10:00 a.m. and 5 p.m.
There were no other cases reported as of Thursday, the announcement said. The virus is easily spread by an infected person talking, coughing or sneezing.
The announcement comes amid what health officials are calling a concerning rise in measles globally. Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. However, measles-mumps-rubella vaccine coverage in the United States among kindergarteners is now below the 95% coverage target — much lower in some communities — and is decreasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…