Potential Measles Exposure Reported In North Jersey, Health Officials Say

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — People may have been exposed to measles after a sick person visited New Jersey last weekend for a convention, according to state health officials.

On Friday morning, the New Jersey Department of Health announced that a non-New Jersey resident who visited Morris County while infected with measles may have exposed others to the virus.

Health officials say the infected person attended LegionsCon, a three-day convention that celebrates a toy design company known for its highly detailed action figure lines. It's not clear at this time how many people were in attendance.

According to the NJDOH, anyone who visited the following locations during the specified times may have been exposed to measles:

- LegionsCon at Hanover Marriott, 1401 Route 10 East, Whippany

• Nov. 6: 8:50 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• Nov. 7: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

- Sonesta Simply Suites Parsippany Morris Plains, 100 Candlewood Drive, Morris Plains

• Nov. 6, 9 p.m. to Nov. 7, noon
• Nov. 7, 5:45 p.m. to Nov. 11, 12:45 a.m.

- Walgreens, 203 South St., Morristown

• Nov. 7: 4:40 p.m. to 7:40 p.m.

- Morristown Medical Center Emergency Department, 100 Madison Ave., Morristown

• Nov. 10, 10:50 p.m. to Nov. 11, 1:30 a.m.

Experts say infected individuals could develop symptoms as late as Dec. 4.

According to the NJ Department of Health, symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms begin.

“The rash usually begins as flat red spots that appear on the face at the hairline and spread downward to the neck, torso, arms, legs, and feet,” a statement read. “Measles can also cause serious complications, such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), and can lead to miscarriage in pregnant people, premature birth, or a low-birth-weight baby.”

The airborne virus is transmitted when someone coughs or sneezes and can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person leaves the area. Measles is also transmitted through mucus or saliva from an infected person, officials said.

Anyone who thinks they may have contracted the virus should call their local health department or a health care provider before going to any medical office or emergency room, according to state health officials.

At this time, there are no measles outbreaks in New Jersey, and no additional associated cases in New Jersey have been identified. However, cases continue to soar nationally, with 5,182 confirmed measles cases and 43 new measles outbreaks across 47 jurisdictions being reported in the United States this year, as of Nov. 6.

Measles has killed eight people so far in the US in 2026, in addition to three people in 2025.

A dip in vaccination rates and the erosion of community herd immunity are credited with the nationwide measles resurgence.

This week, the United States is poised to lose its measles elimination status, which the country has had for more than 25 years.

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