{"id":2428,"date":"2025-03-11T19:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/lord-fairfax\/?page_id=2428"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:41:47","slug":"measles-information-for-lfhd-healthcare-providers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/lord-fairfax\/2025-measles-update\/measles-information-for-lfhd-healthcare-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles for Healthcare Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2428\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2428-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2428-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2428-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>More than 90% of the United States (U.S.) population is vaccinated against measles, and in 2000, measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. However, measles cases and outbreaks do occur every year because measles is still commonly transmitted in many parts of the world, and international travel can result in measles entering the United States and subsequent transmission that may occur from these imported cases. Measles is more likely to spread and cause outbreaks in populations where groups of people are unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Measles should be suspected in a patient who has an acute illness characterized by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Generalized, maculopapular rash lasting \u22653 days;\u00a0and<\/li>\n<li>Temperature \u2265101\u00b0F or 38.3\u00b0C;\u00a0and<\/li>\n<li>Cough, coryza, or conjunctivitis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Suspicion of measles should be higher if the patient also has had recent international travel or known or suspected exposure to someone with measles. <strong>If you suspect measles, contact LFHD immediately to discuss the case and arrange for state public health laboratory testing as appropriate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2428-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2428-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2428-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Resources<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4><strong>General<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/measles\/hcp\">VDH Measles Information for Healthcare Providers website<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/5-Facts-about-Measles_FINAL.pdf\">5 Facts about Measles Handout<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Testing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2022\/04\/Measles_HCP_Reporting_and_Testing_Guidance.pdf\">Measles Reporting and Testing Algorithm for Healthcare Providers - VDH<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/03\/LFHD-Measles-Testing.pdf\">LFHD's Healthcare Provider Guidance for Measles Test Requests<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/MEASLES-DCLS-Test-Request-Form.pdf\">DCLS Test Request Form for Measles - PRE-FILLED<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/03\/instructions-for-completing-dcls-test-request-form-34961-2.pdf\">Instructions for Completing DCLS Test Request Form<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Post-Exposure Prophylaxis<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2025\/03\/Measles-PEP.pdf\">Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Guidance for Measles Exposures - VDH<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2428-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2428-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">LFHD Contacts for Healthcare Providers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4><strong>Normal Business Hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Clarissa Bonnefond<br \/>\nDistrict Epidemiologist<br \/>\nDirect Line: 540-771-3725<br \/>\nEmail: Clarissa.bonnefond@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Neal<br \/>\nDistrict Epidemiologist, Jr.<br \/>\nDirect Line: 540-459-6960<br \/>\nEmail: Stephanie.neal@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Outside of Business Hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>LFHD Answering Service<br \/>\nDirect Line: 540-665-8611<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2428-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2428-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 90% of the United States (U.S.) population is vaccinated against measles, and in 2000, measles was declared eliminated from the U.S. However, measles cases and outbreaks do occur every year because measles is still commonly transmitted in many parts of the world, and international travel can result in measles entering the United States [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":394,"featured_media":0,"parent":2414,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2428","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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