The Maricopa County Department of Public Health has identified two public exposures from an international visitor who was confirmed to have measles. 

The department stated in a release that those at the following locations and times may have been exposed:

• Breakfast buffet at The Garden Grille and Bar inside the Hilton Garden Inn Chandler Downtown
• 150 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler
• Saturday, Jan. 27, from 7 a.m. to noon
• Twin Peaks Camelback
• 2135 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix
• Saturday, Jan. 27, 2-5 p.m.

Measles usually begins with a high fever, cough, runny nose, and red or watery eyes, health officials said.

A rash usually appears three to five days later. The rash often begins on the forehead and spreads downward to other parts of the body.

Individuals with a depressed immune system and those vaccinated with MMR between 1964 and 1967 may not have a typical rash, according to the county release. 

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