COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – On Monday evening, El Paso County Public Health confirmed a third El Paso County resident has tested positive for measles.

This is now the third measles case in El Paso County, after the first two cases were confirmed on Sunday by Colorado health officials.

Health officials said the three individuals infected likely contracted measles at Denver International Airport on May 14.

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and El Paso County Public Health, the first two residents were unvaccinated.

Health officials said anyone at the following locations at the following times should monitor themselves for measles symptoms for the next 21 days and consider avoiding public gatherings:

  • Love’s Travel Stop/Carl’s Jr, 748 22 Road, Grand Junction
    • Tuesday, May 27 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
  • Maverick Gas Station, 2588 Airport Road, Colorado Springs
    • Wednesday, May 28 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
  • King Soopers, 1750 W. Uintah Street, Colorado Springs
    • Saturday, May 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
  • Single Barrel Bar and Grill, 5885 Stetson Hills Blvd. #120, Colorado Springs
    • Friday, May 30 from 6 to 11:30 p.m.

Officials said symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and a characteristic rash that usually starts several days later on the face and spreads. They said the MMR vaccine provides strong protection against the disease.

Officials said anyone at these locations during the exposure window and who has developed symptoms should immediately contact their health care provider by phone. Anyone without a provider should call an urgent care center or emergency department and explain that they may have been exposed to measles.

This brings the total number of cases associated with

an out-of-state traveler who flew while infectious

to seven, four passengers on the flight (three Colorado residents and one out-of-state resident), and the three El Paso County residents who were at Denver International Airport during the exposure period.