Salt Lake County health officials say it’s probable they have found the county’s first measles case since a national outbreak started earlier this year.

They say “probable” because the person officials believe is infected has declined to be tested or take part in an investigation, the Salt Lake County Health Department said in a statement Wednesday.

Because of that refusal, the department said it can’t officially confirm whether the person has measles — or determine where the person was, or where others might have been exposed to the virus.

Officials only know about the case because the person went to a medical provider, and the provider contacted the health department on Monday, agency spokesperson Nicholas Rupp said.

Rupp said the department notified everyone who might have been ex

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