Person Infected With Measles Shopped, Ate at Wrentham Outlets

WRENTHAM, MA — A person infected with measles shopped and ate at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets earlier this month.

It was one of about a dozen locations the individual visited across Massachusetts May 1-8, state health officials said.

It's the first case of measles in Massachusetts this year.

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The person is from Europe and was visiting Massachusetts, officials said.

Officials said the person visited the following locations:

Sun., May 1

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Transportation: MBTA #1 Bus – Newbury St., Boston to Harvard Square
• Harvard Square: Shopped at J August, 1320 Massachusetts Ave.

12 p.m.-4 p.m.

• Cambridgeside Galleria
  • Ate at Panda Express in the food court
  • Shopped at Victoria’s Secret, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, PacSun
  • Starbucks
• Transportation: Back to Boston via MBTA (Green line)

Mon., May 2

12 p.m.-6 p.m.

• Wrentham Village Outlet
  • Ate at Unos Chicago Grill (at Wrentham)
  • Shopped at Nike, Gap, Polo Ralph Lauren, and others

Tue., May 3

11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Rockport Village, Rockport, MA
  • The Pewter Shop
  • Sea Star Gift Shop
  • Brothers’ Brew Coffee Shop

Wed., May 4

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

• Star Market at the Prudential (53 Huntington Ave. Boston, Massachusetts 02199)
• Nespresso Boutique Bar (7 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116)

Thur., May 5 to Sun., May 8

• Massachusetts General Hospital: Patients and visitors known to have potentially been exposed will be notified by the hospital or the health department.

Anyone who believes they may have been exposed should call their doctor.

Measles starts with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes and sore throat. It’s followed by a rash that spreads over the body. Measles virus is highly contagious virus and spreads through the air through coughing and sneezing.

A vaccination is available.