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Possible measles exposure at Holiday Inn Express in Asheville
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Key Points:
- Buncombe County health officials announced that a person with measles visited Asheville while contagious, specifically at the Holiday Inn Express on Smokey Park Highway on August 26 from 1 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Individuals present at the hotel during that time are advised to monitor for measles symptoms until September 16.
- Hotel staff are actively reaching out to guests who stayed at the Holiday Inn Express during the exposure window.
- The CDC reported 2,887 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year, marking the highest count since the early 1990s.
- North Carolina identified 24 measles cases between December 2025 and February 2026.
