DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) on Monday announced two additional cases of measles, bringing the state's total to 14 cases so far this year.
The first case involves an El Paso County child under 5 years old who recently traveled with family to Ontario, Canada, where a measles outbreak is ongoing. CDPHE said the child was vaccinated with one dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
The second case is an unvaccinated Arapahoe County adult who contracted the virus from an infected individual at Denver International Airport. According to CDPHE, the patient was at DIA on Tuesday, May 13, during the exposure period of an out-of-state traveler who flew while infectious .
In a news release Monday, CDPHE said people may have been exposed