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The New York State Department of Health is warning about potential measles exposure at two hospitals in the Capital Region.  Those two hospitals are Albany Medical Center and Saratoga Hospital. DOH officials say an adult patient from Vermont sought treatment at both hospitals before having a confirmed case of measles.  They say that person recently traveled internationally. Health officials also …

CTV News reports that things are not looking good in Alberta, Canada. Alberta added 31 new measles cases on Friday to reach a total of 1,407 infections since March. The majority of the cases, 18, were detected in the north zone. Six cases were found in Calgary, five in the south zone, one in central Alberta, and one in Edmonton. …

Potential measles exposures at Albany Med and Saratoga Hospital  Times Union Measles alert after patient visits ER in local hospitals  NEWS10 ABC NYSDOH: Measles patient visited Saratoga Hospital, AMC this week  The Daily Gazette NYSDOH warns of possible measles exposure at two Capital Region hospitals  WNYT.com N.Y. Dept. of Health warns of possible measles exposure at two hospitals  WPTZ Source link

Blindness, pneumonia, severe diarrhoea and even death – measles virus infections, especially in children, can have devastating consequences. Fortunately, we have a safe and effective defence. Measles vaccines are estimated to have averted more than 60 million deaths between 2000 and 2023. Yet despite this success, measles cases are rising sharply in the UK and around the world. This global …

Iowa family’s experience highlights the lesser-known consequences of a measles exposure  AOL.com Day care measles exposure forces Iowa family to take weeks off work for baby: ‘It only takes one’  NBC News As ‘the most infectious virus’ roars back to life, the first measles treatment remains a pipe dream  Fierce Biotech Navigating vaccine skepticism amid rising measles outbreaks  Deseret News Can US Measles Outbreaks …

Martha Martin has to use up all of her remaining vacation days for the year to stay home with her infant son, and it still won’t be enough. Nine-month-old Hal was recently exposed to measles at day care and can’t go back for almost a full month. He’s not had the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which isn’t recommended until age 1. When …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – We’re hearing from a parent whose child was exposed to measles in Iowa’s latest confirmed case. Monday, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the new case of measles is an adult in eastern Iowa. The infected person is fully vaccinated and has no known link to the previous measles cases in Iowa, …

The US is experiencing its worst year for measles in over three decades, with more than 1,300 cases in 40 states as of July 16. Cases were almost as high in 2019, putting the country’s measles elimination status at risk. Six years ago, health officials were able to stop the spread. But amid growing public backlash against vaccines, many of …

GREAT FALLS — On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the City-County Health Department (CCHD) in Great Falls was notified of Cascade County’s first measles case. According to a news release from CCHD, the individual resides in Cascade County and is a reported vaccinated adult. Their vaccination status has not been confirmed at this time, and the source of exposure remains unknown. …

SALT LAKE CITY — Another case of measles has been diagnosed in Utah, bringing this year’s state total to 10. This latest case involves an unvaccinated person residing within the Southwest Utah Public Health District, according to a press release issued by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday. The person reported self-isolating when they became sick, …