New Jersey And Kentucky Report Measles Cases

February 27, 2025 Medicine, Science

More measles cases are being confirmed across the United States as health officials work to treat patients in an ongoing outbreak in Texas. The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced on Wednesday a confirmed case of measles in an adult resident, the first in the state in two years.

The departments said the resident recently traveled internationally to an area where measles is spreading. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, health officials confirmed two new measles cases in Bergen County linked to a patient whose case was confirmed earlier this month.

Read the full article. The Kentucky patient worked out at a local Planet Fitness while likely infectious. Yesterday Texas reported the measles death of an unvaccinated child.

The @NJDeptofHealth confirmed three measles cases in Bergen County on Thursday, adding to growing concerns as cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States, including in Texas, where an unvaccinated child recently died from the disease. https://t.co/WJ8CvFzrpT pic.twitter.com/fyPdAHbsmj

— Rabia Gursoy (@Rabia1007) February 27, 2025