South Dakota’s first case of measles in 2025 has been confirmed in a Meade County individual.
Health officials say the individual is an adult who had recently traveled internationally.
The state Department of Health is warning of a couple public exposure risks.
Community members in the to the Rapid City Medical Center Urgent Care waiting room the morning of May 28, or the Monument Health Sturgis Urgent Care waiting room May 29 may have been exposed to the highly infectious disease.
Those potentially exposed are asked to monitor for symptoms for the next 21 days.
Symptoms appear in two stages, beginning with a fever, cough and runny nose. The second stage begins within one week of exposure and consists of a high fever and a red rash.
“Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and spreads through the air from an infected person,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton. “Individuals who lack immunity from vaccination or past infection are at high risk of measles infection if they have contact with an infected person.”
