A new venue was added in a survey of an out-of-country traveler who was contagious with measles while he was in Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Health said Tuesday.

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, head of public health, confirmed Friday that a Tennessee man who had contracted the infection had gone to Hattiesburg last week. Dobbs named two restaurants that the man visited and the deadlines in which they visited. A third location has been discovered.

Previous locations

• Subway Restaurant Inside Circle K, 4050 U.S Highway 11 in Hattiesburg
14h-16h
Tuesday, April 9

• Raising the chicken fingers of the cane, 3509 Hardy Street in Hattiesburg
10h-11h
Wednesday, April 10

New location

• Turtle Creek Shopping Center Food Court, 1000 Turtle Creek Drive in Hattiesburg
12h-14h
Wednesday, April 10

Anyone who visited the site on the specified dates and times could have been exposed to measles, health officials said.

Officials said to make sure vaccinations are up to date. They said to check for symptoms, and if symptoms occur, be sure to call a doctor or emergency room. Officials have said before you go there to make sure that the institution can make the necessary arrangements to prevent further spread of the disease.

Measles is a serious respiratory disease of the lungs and respiratory tract that begins with a high fever, followed shortly thereafter by a cough, a runny nose and red eyes. From the third to the seventh day of the disease, an eruption of small red spots will appear. The rash starts at the head and spreads to the rest of the body. The symptoms usually appear about eleven days after exposure, in a range of seven to twenty-one days.

Measles is spread when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. The virus persists in a room where a person with measles lasts for two hours. Measles can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and death.

Young children have a higher risk of complications, especially those younger than 12 months of age who are too young to receive measles vaccine.

For more information on measles, visit HealthyMS.com/measles.

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