The state Department of Health confirmed a second measles case on Oahu in a household member of an unvaccinated child who contracted the virus while traveling internationally.  

What You Need To Know

  • The adult member of the family, who also traveled abroad, was showing signs of measles and was presumed to have measles

  • The adult is no longer contagious, and the child has fully recovered

  • Officials said no new suspected measles cases have been reported

  • DOH previously conducted contact tracing efforts and said it identified all the people who were exposed in public settings except those at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport; Click on this link to check if you were at the HNL airport locations on the dates and times specified

The adult member of the family, who also traveled abroad, was showing signs of measles and was presumed to have measles. Test results came back on Wednesday, confirming a measles infection. Because of the duration between symptom onset and test specimen collection, DOH performed an antibody test, which takes longer to process. 

The adult is no longer contagious, and the child has fully recovered, according to DOH. 

Officials said no new suspected measles cases have been reported. 

DOH previously conducted contact tracing efforts and said it identified all the people who were exposed in public settings except those at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. (Click on this link to check if you were at the HNL airport locations on the dates and times specified.) The state agency said it is continuing its response by reaching out to anyone who may have been exposed. 

Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses, and it is spread through direct contact with an infected person or through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. An infected person can spread measles up to four days after developing the rash and four days afterwards. The virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the room.

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