The state Health Department said Friday that a measles-stricken Hudson County individual may have exposed other passengers while riding on a number of NJ Transit trains recently.
Health officials advised anyone who rode these transport lines during certain dates and times to keep an eye out for symptoms, which could manifest as late as September 11.
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NJ Transit Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, 8th street, Bayonne to Hoboken branch between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 13, 14, and 15.
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8th street light rail station in Bayonne between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Aug. 13, 14, and 15.
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PATH Newark on the World Trade Center Line between 9:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. and between 5:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, 14, and 15.
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Exchange place station in Jersey City between 9:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. and between 5:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, 14, and 15.
Individuals who have not received all recommended vaccinations or who have never had measles before are at risk.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that seven measles cases have been reported in 2025.
According to the New Jersey Health Department, the individual contracted measles after having close contact with an out-of-state resident who also had a confirmed case of the disease.
According to the department, this instance has nothing to do with measles cases that have been previously recorded in the state.
There isn’t an epidemic of measles in the state, which the CDC defines as three or more connected cases.
According to the CDC, measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery red eyes, and a red rash that starts at the hair.
Usually, three to five days after the other symptoms appear, the rash appears. Between four days prior to and four days following the rash’s onset, people can infect others with measles.
Before visiting any doctor’s office or emergency room, anyone who fears an exposure is advised to contact their local health agency or a healthcare provider.
According to the state Department of Health, those who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine or whose immunization status is uncertain account for 97% of the cases reported in the United States in 2025.
According to the CDC, 42 states reported 1,375 confirmed measles cases as of Aug. 19.
In 1992, officials reported more than 2,100 measles cases annually, the highest number in 33 years.
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