Tag Archives: Measles

People who visited two Cache County locations in September should be looking out for symptoms, health officials say. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Leisha Nolen, Utah’s state epidemiologist, warns of the first verified case of measles in Utah on Friday, June 20, 2025. Measles has now spread into a previously untouched portion of northern Utah, the Department …

LOGAN — Health officials have confirmed the first known case of measles in Cache County this year. The Bear River Health Department on Saturday said an unvaccinated individual in the county had contracted measles, and contact tracing is underway to notify anyone who may have been exposed. The department said public exposure may have taken place at the Intermountain Health …

It’s difficult to determine unofficial case numbers if infected people don’t seek help, health officials say. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) An example of a measles virus. Utah health officials have now reported 31 cases of measles statewide, nearly triple the number reported in July — but officials say the official tally likely doesn’t account for everyone who has …

  11m ago After confusion, committee votes to allow vaccine program coverage for a combined MMRV vaccine After much confusion among the members over the vote on vaccine coverage under the Vaccines for Children program, which helps certain groups pay for immunizations, the majority voted no, meaning coverage will stay as is in covering both the combined MMRV and two …

More measles infections have been reported this year in the United States than in any year in more than three decades, with 1,356 confirmed cases from 42 counties by mid-August, notes a report featuring a daily county-level case map and state-level epidemic curves published yesterday in JAMA. Before the measles vaccine became available in 1963, over 90% of US residents were …

Cook County confirms second suburban measles case of the year, in 4-year-old child  Chicago Tribune Cook County confirms new measles case in 4-year-old suburban Chicago child  NBC 5 Chicago Measles case confirmed in Cook County, Illinois; officials say child traveled through O’Hare  ABC7 Chicago Cook County Confirms Measles Case  Cook County Department of Public Health Measles scare hits O’Hare: Second case confirmed in Cook …

BRIDGEVIEW, IL – A second suburban Cook County measles case has been confirmed by the Cook County Department of Public Health. The case was tied to a 4-year-old suburban Cook resident, who is not vaccinated, health officials said. The child is believed to acquired measles during international travel. CCDPH is working to identify and notify people who may have been …

A school-age child has died from a devastating brain complication of measles in Los Angeles, highlighting the deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates. The child, who was too young to receive the measles vaccine, developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) – a progressive and almost always fatal brain condition that strikes years after initial measles infection. SSPE affects around one in …

City health officials warned of a potential measles exposure in Manhattan this weekend after two New Yorkers tested positive for the virus, but said the risk to the public remained extremely low. The cases were identified in the Lower East Side and SoHo, prompting the health department to reach out to businesses in the area where the patients had visited …

An unvaccinated Georgia State University student has been diagnosed with measles, the seventh case in Georgia this year, after spending time on campus, at Inter Atlanta FC soccer games and practices, and at a restaurant at Ponce City Market over a nine-day period. The amount of time the patient spent in public while potentially infectious between Sept. 2 and 11 …