SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials announced Friday that a case of measles was confirmed in one person living in Salt Lake County.

The Salt Lake County Health Department said the case is “especially concerning” because the source of the patient’s infection is not known. The patient was unvaccinated, the department said.

“They have not knowingly had contact with anyone who had measles, which means their infection is the result of transmission somewhere out in the community,” said Dorothy Adams, executive director at the department.

Officials said epidemiologists were working to notify anyone who might have had direct contact with the individual. It was found that the patient visited Taylorsville InstaCare, located at 3845 W. 4700 South, while infectious.

Therefore, the health depart

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