Tuesday, AUGUST 5, 2025|
Did you go shopping or eat out this past weekend in Rawlins?
The Wyoming Department of Health is advising Carbon County residents that you may have been exposed if they were at the following locations on July 29:
- Rawlins Walmart from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Michael’s Big City Steak House in Rawlins from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Four local residents contracted measles from exposure to an already known case tracked to these locations.
Measles, also called rubeola, was once a common childhood illness. It’s caused by a virus that spreads easily through the air and settles on surfaces. A vaccine can prevent measles infection.
Most people recover from measles in about 10 days. It usually doesn’t cause long-term medical issues. About 20 million cases are reported each year worldwide with about 200,000 deaths. Children are at the highest risk.
Wyoming health officials remind residents that the virus can stay in the air for up to two hours after an infected individual leaves.
So far this year, seven cases of measles have been reported in Wyoming.
In mid-July, the Department of Health reported one confirmed case of measles in an unidentified adult in Wyoming. The only information officials provided was that the infected individual was exposed to measles outside the United States.
Measles begins as a rash. Other symptoms include a fever, coughing, runny nose and red or watery eyes. An outbreak can be serious, even deadly, if not treated. One out of five people will be hospitalized.
