SALT LAKE CITY – Utah public health officials said residents in southwestern portions of the state may have been exposed to measles, and are monitoring accordingly.

According to a release from the Utah Department of Health & Human Services , an out-of-state visitor who was unvaccinated and infectious with measles traveled to southwestern Utah on May 26 and 27. The department was notified on June 2.

The traveler, who was visiting family, was reportedly “out in the community and may have exposed others.” The department had knowledge that some of the people they came in contact with were not vaccinated against the highly contagious virus.

“While the risk to the general population continues to be low, we want to make the public aware of the increased risk of measles in this region and th

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