MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. — An unvaccinated Montezuma County child could have exposed countless residents to measles across two southwestern Colorado towns over the past week, state health officials said Wednesday.

The child, who had not received the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, developed symptoms of the highly contagious virus after recently traveling out-of-state to an area with an ongoing measles outbreak, according to a spokesperson with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

State health officials said people could have been exposed to the virus in the towns of Cortez and Mancos between Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Tuesday, Nov. 11. No precise exposure locations from the state health department were available in connection with this case.

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