Measles Alert: Officials Release Locations, Dates Of Possible Wisconsin Exposures

Wisconsin health officials are alerting the public after an out-of-state traveler with measles stopped at two travel centers earlier this month.

The exposures are not connected to the nine cases already confirmed in Wisconsin this year.

Investigators traced the traveler’s stops to two locations on Aug. 4:

Flying J Travel Center #470 — 1191 70th Ave., Roberts, Wisconsin
Monday, Aug. 4, between 7:15 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Pilot Travel Center #289 — 3001 Milwaukee Road, Beloit, Wisconsin
Monday, Aug. 4, between 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Anyone who was at either site during those hours could have been exposed. Because measles is airborne, it can spread just by being in the same space with someone who is infected.

Symptoms of measles typically develop 10 to 21 days after exposure. For anyone at these locations on Aug. 4, that means symptoms could appear between Aug. 14 and Aug. 25.

Early signs include a runny nose, cough, tiredness, red watery eyes, and a high fever that can spike above 104°F. A red rash with raised bumps usually appears three to five days after symptoms begin, starting at the hairline and moving down the body.

People who develop symptoms should stay home, avoid work, school, or public places, and call their doctor before showing up in person so clinics can take precautions.

Protection against measles comes from the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Find more information here.