A positive case of measles was reported in a Maryland resident who recently traveled internationally, the Maryland Department of Health confirmed.

Maryland health officials have identified a positive case of measles in a state resident who recently traveled internationally. The state's Department of Health said in a release Sunday that the resident lives in Howard County, located southeast of Baltimore. The case is not associated with measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico, officials said.

U.S. health officials have confirmed a measles case in a new state, amid fears that travelers at a busy metropolitan airport may have been exposed to the virus. According to the Washington Post, the virus was confirmed in an individual in Howard County,

Health officials in Maryland have confirmed a case of measles in a resident who had recently traveled out of the country.