{"id":8959,"date":"2025-03-12T10:33:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=8959"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:16:36","slug":"united-states-where-u-s-measles-outbreaks-are-spreading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2025\/03\/12\/united-states-where-u-s-measles-outbreaks-are-spreading\/","title":{"rendered":"United States: Where U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Spreading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/health\/measles-outbreak-map.html\">NYT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/health\/measles-outbreak-map.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53-1024x727.png\" alt=\"Map of the U.S. showing measles cases by county in 2025. Texas and N.M. highlighted for outbreaks; isolated cases in gray states. Circle sizes vary.\" class=\"wp-image-8960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53-1536x1091.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-12-at-11.31.53.png 1968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 250 people infected \u2014 many unvaccinated school-age children.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/health\/news---events\/newsroom\/2025\/first-cases-of-measles-in-oklahoma-reported.html\">Two cases in Oklahoma<\/a>, for which state officials have not provided a location, have also been linked to these outbreaks. Twelve other states have reported isolated measles cases, typically linked to international travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/health\/measles-outbreak-map.html\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYT Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 250 people infected \u2014 many unvaccinated school-age children.&nbsp;Two cases in Oklahoma, for which state officials have not provided a location, have also been linked to these outbreaks. Twelve other states have reported isolated measles cases, typically linked to international travel. 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