Category: Measles
Unvaccinated traveler sparks Sea-Tac measles alert
Axios Seattle A measles case tied to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the latest sign of the virus’s national resurgence. Why it matters: Health officials warn that measles — once declared eliminated in the U.S. — is making a comeback, fueled by declining vaccination rates. Driving the news: A visitor from Arizona, unvaccinated and traveling from an outbreak area, passed through […]
Oct 22, 2025
More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona
NYT In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic. Just as one large measles outbreak peters out in the United States, another outbreak of the virus has taken off along the border of Utah and Arizona. The new outbreak began in August and has sickened more than 100 people, making it the second-largest […]
Oct 22, 2025
More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak
Scripps News The students were identified as having been exposed to measles and lacking vaccination against the highly contagious disease. More than 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina are under mandatory 21-day quarantine due to a measles outbreak affecting two schools in Spartanburg County. State health officials confirmed measles cases at both schools — Global […]
Oct 15, 2025
Australia: Health issues urgent warning measles outbreak alert after 47 cases detected
The Australian A measles outbreak is spreading in WA, with 47 cases now detected so far this year. WA health authorities issued a fresh warning about the potentially fatal disease on Wednesday, saying eight cases had been detected in an outbreak in the Pilbara region. Measles is highly infectious and can spread via airborne droplets, […]
Oct 8, 2025
Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
The Conversation More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines in childhood vaccination rates, a trend that began in 2019, according to a September 2025 NBC News–Stanford University investigation. The report also found a “large swath” of the U.S. no longer has the “basic, ground-level immunity” needed to stop the spread of measles. […]
Oct 8, 2025
Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue
Reuters The Americas region is at risk of losing its measles-free status as the highly infectious disease continues to spread in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the head of the Pan American Health Organization told Reuters in an interview. To be considered measles-free, a country where an outbreak takes place must get back to […]
Oct 8, 2025
437 hospitalized with measles, 39 in ICUs, amid outbreak that started in May
Times of Israel At a Knesset Health Committee meeting today, Dr. Sharon Elroei-Price, head of public health services at the Health Ministry, states that approximately 1,700 patients have been confirmed with measles in the past six months, 437 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began in May, and 39 are in intensive care. Six children […]
Oct 1, 2025
New York State Department of Health Issues Advisory Following Measles Detection in City of Oswego Wastewater
NY State Dept of Health The New York State Department of Health is alerting the public, providers and local health officials about low levels of measles virus that was detected in a wastewater sample collected earlier this week from a treatment facility serving parts of the City of Oswego and surrounding areas. The Department is […]
Oct 1, 2025
Measles case reported in Minneapolis school; 9 other metro cases reported this week
CBS News Nearly a dozen new cases of measles have been reported this week to the Minnesota Department of Health, which includes one case involving a student at a Minneapolis school. According to the department, the 10 new cases have been confirmed since Monday, Sept. 29, bringing the state’s total caseload for this year to […]
Oct 1, 2025
Orange County toddler infected with measles
NBC Los Angeles Orange County Health Care Agency officials on Monday revealed a toddler has been infected with measles, but the virus is not expected to spread because the family isolated as it was contagious. Nationally, 1,514 cases of measles have been reported with 23 new ones in the past couple of weeks, officials said. […]
Oct 1, 2025