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Because Ashtabula County residents with measles were at a July 18 horse sale auction in Bloomfield, the Trumbull County Combined Health District is warning of a potential exposure to what it calls "a highly contagious respiratory virus."
The Ashtabula County Health Department confirmed two measles cases in the county. Ashtabula County had an outbreak last year of measles with 10 unvaccinated people contracting the disease.
The two Ashtabula County residents who have measles were at the Bloomfield Horse Sale Auction, 2211 Kinsman Road N.W., on July 18.
Most people have immunity to measles through vaccination, so the risk to the public is low, the Trumbull health district stated. As of Friday, there were no reported cases in Trumbull County.
The county health district will offer measles vaccinations 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Mesopotamia Township Hall, 8800 state Route 534.
Symptoms of measles are high fever, cough, running nose, watery eyes and a rash that begins three to five days after other symptoms occur.
For those who attended the horse auction on July 18, the health district advises they monitor themselves for symptoms of measles for 21 days. If you are experiencing symptoms, the health district advises you to stay at home, avoid contact with others and call your healthcare provider to be checked for measles.
Symptoms would likely appear between Friday and Aug. 19, according to the health district.
Also, the health district advises if you attended the horse sale auction and are unvaccinated or not up to date on your measles vaccine, to talk to your healthcare provider right away about getting vaccinated.
The vaccination is 97% effective against measles, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During the 2024-25 school year, vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella -- which are given together -- decreased among kindergartners to 92.5% from 95% seven years prior, according to the CDC.
The CDC reported 2,318 confirmed cases of measles so far this year. There were 2,289 confirmed cases for all of 2025, which was the worst year for measles since 1991.
There were three fatalities because of measles last year in the United States and none so far this year, according to the CDC.