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Virginia Health Officials Warn Of Possible Measles Exposures – CBS Baltimore

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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about possible exposures to a child with measles at two northern Virginia locations.

The unvaccinated child contracted measles during international travel, but is now improving, the Virginia Department of Health said Wednesday in a news release.

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People may have been exposed at Kaiser Permanente Ashburn Medical Center between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday or Inova Fairfax Hospital’s pediatric and adult emergency departments in Falls Church on Sunday or Monday nights, officials said. Outside of these locations and times, officials said they believe the risk to the community is low.

Unvaccinated people may be at risk of getting measles from this exposure and should contact the health department or their health care provider for advice and stay away from others if they notice symptoms, officials said.

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The highly contagious illness spreads through coughing, sneezing, and droplets from an infected person’s nose, mouth, or throat. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and a rash that appears around the third to seventh day.

Vaccinated people don’t need to take action, officials said. The risk is very low to anyone who has only received one dose, but officials advise that they contact a health care provider about another dose.

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Officials Warn of Potential Measles Exposure in Fairfax County – NBC4 Washington

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Health officials in Fairfax County warned of potential exposure to measles at two locations, including a hospital, earlier this month.

The Fairfax Health District is working to identify people who may have been exposed at locations associated with one confirmed measles case, they said in a statement Monday.

If you visited Grand Centreville Plaza on Feb. 1 between 11:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. or on Feb. 3 between 2:15 and 5 p.m., you may have been exposed, according to the statement. 

Health officials also identified Inova Fairfax Medical Campus as a potential exposure site. Those who visited the hospital’s pediatric or adult emergency departments on Feb. 3 between 5:30 and 9 p.m. should keep a close eye on whether any symptoms develop, officials said. 

Health officials stated that based on the potential dates of exposure, symptoms may develop as late as Feb. 24. 

Measles, a highly contagious illness, spreads through coughing, sneezing and contact with respiratory droplets of an infected individual. Symptoms may include a fever greater than 101 degrees, a runny nose, watery red eyes, a cough and a rash. 

If you develop symptoms, health officials ask that you stay home –– away from others –– and contact your primary health care provider or health department to discuss care. 

Health officials also provided several recommendations to those who may have been exposed based on their vaccination status.

Those who have received two doses of the MMR vaccine, which fights against measles, mumps and rubella, or a measles-only vaccine are protected and do not need to take action, the statement said. 

Individuals who have only taken one dose of a measles-containing dose are likely to be protected as the risk of infection is low, but health officials encourage those who fall under this category to get fully vaccinated. 

People who are not vaccinated against measles or do not have a documented case of measles are at risk of contracting the illness and should contact their health care provider or local health department, officials said.

Residents with questions about the measles investigation can call 703-688-3471 or find more info online here.

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Fire Engulfs McLean Home Owned by Former Virginia Gov., 2 Injured – NBC4 Washington

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A fire overran a large home in McLean, Virginia, early Wednesday, drawing firefighters from nearby counties and leaving two people injured, officials said.

The home is owned by former Sen. and Virginia Gov. Charles Robb and his wife, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, the daughter of president Lyndon B. Johnson, according to property records. Officials didn’t immediately say who was in the house when the fire broke out.

Flames were burning throughout the first floor of the home in the 600 block of Chain Bridge Road when firefighters arrived, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said.

The fire spread to the second floor, and flames were seen erupting from the roof, photos show. Smoke could be seen across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., witnesses said.

Two people were taken to hospitals with injuries that are not life-threatening, officials said.

Firefighters from Fairfax, Arlington and Montgomery counties worked together to bring the blaze under control, and no other injuries were reported, officials said.

Video showed the home smoldering and collapsed.

Investigators are looking into what caused the fire.

Robb was the governor of Virginia from 1982 to 1986 and a U.S. senator between 1989 and 2001.

Robb purchased the home in 1973, according to property records. It was valued at more than $3 million last year.

Virginia Route 123/Chain Bridge Road was closed between Glebe Road and Merrie Ridge Road, our news partners WTOP reported.

Stay with News4 for more on this developing story.



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‘Shopping Cart Killer’ ID’d in Fairfax County, Body Found – NBC4 Washington

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Fairfax County police are investigating a man they call “The Shopping Cart Killer” after four victims have been killed since August.

Police said they believe suspect Anthony Robinson, 35, is a serial killer. Robinson is in custody, officials said at a news conference Friday.

Detectives believe Robinson met victims on dating websites, went to hotels with them, killed them and then transported their remains in shopping carts. Badly decomposed remains of two victims were found together in a container.

“Our Shopping Cart Killer does unspeakable things with his victims,” Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. 

Robinson’s attorney has not issued a statement, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Police “tentatively” believe that Cheyenne Brown, a 29-year-old woman who was missing from Southeast D.C., is one of the victims. 

Brown took a Metro train from D.C. to the Huntington station in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County on Sept. 30 and was not heard from again, police said. 

The human remains found in the same area were preliminarily identified as Brown’s, on the basis of a distinctive tattoo, police said.

Brown was the mother of a 7-year-old boy and was pregnant, her family said in an interview with News4 earlier this month, desperate for answers about her disappearance.

Robinson was charged in late November in the deaths of Allene Elizabeth “Beth” Redmon, 54, of Harrisonburg, and Tonita Lorice Smith, 39, of Charlottesville.

Their bodies were found the night of Nov. 24 in a vacant lot in Harrisonburg. 

Smith was the mother of six children.

Police believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Robinson is known to have lived in D.C., Prince George’s County and New York, Davis said. He has a “remarkable absence of a criminal history,” compared with the horror of the crimes of which he’s accused, the chief said.

Human remains were found in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County on Wednesday, police said earlier Friday. The remains were found “tucked away in an isolated wooded area,” in a container near a shopping cart in the 2400 block of Fairhaven Avenue. The location is about a mile south of the Capital Beltway. 

Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story. 

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