A traveler with measles passed through the New Orleans airport Sunday night, a brief encounter that health officials say poses a low risk for most people. But for those without immunity, such as children too young to be vaccinated or people with health conditions that prevent vaccination, the risk is higher.

The Louisiana Department of Health said the individual, an adult from the state’s Region 9 — which includes Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes — was exposed to measles while traveling internationally.

People who were in Concourse B at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport between 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Sunday may have been exposed. The patient’s vaccination status is unknown, and they are isolating at home until they are no long

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