Health officials report a confirmed measles case in Kentucky, say it’s preventable with vaccination

Health officials from the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced a confirmed case of measles in a Kentucky resident on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The resident had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.

(CDC photo)The health department reports that the infected adult had attended the Planet Fitness at 101 Allen Way in Frankfort, Kentucky on Monday, Feb. 17, between 9 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. while infectious and that people who were at the location during that time may have been exposed to the virus.