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Measles outbreak continues: See which states have reported cases
The measles outbreak continues to spread throughout the U.S., sparking discussions about how best to protect children and other high-risk groups from the disease.
While West Texas has been the focus of the largest outbreak — with reported cases exceeding 400 as of April 1 — the virus has also emerged in a number of other states.
The CDC has reported 483 total cases across the U.S. in 2025 as of March 27.
Below is a state-by-state rundown of where in the U.S. measles cases have been detected and the number of cases. Fox News Digital will continue to update this list as new data is released.
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Alaska
The state recorded a case of measles in an unvaccinated adult who traveled overseas in January 2025, according to the Alaska Department of Health.
The measles outbreak continues to spread throughout the U.S., sparking discussions about how best to protect children and other high-risk groups from the disease. (iStock)
California
Eight cases of measles have been confirmed in California as of March 31 in the jurisdictions of Fresno, Los Angeles, Orange, Placer, San Mateo and Tuolumne.
Colorado
One case of measles was confirmed in Colorado on March 31 in an invaccinated adult in Pueblo, Colorado.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Pueblo Department of Public Health, the individual recently traveled from an infected area in Mexico.
Florida
Florida confirmed its first case of 2025 in a student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in early March.
The CDC has reported 483 total cases across the U.S. in 2025 as of March 27.
Georgia
A total of three measles cases have been confirmed in 2025 in Atlanta.
The first case was reported in January; in February, two additional family members contracted the virus.
Kansas
Ten measles cases have been confirmed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment as of March 21.
All 10 cases have occurred in children; nine of the children were not vaccinated and one was under-vaccinated, having only received one of the two vaccine doses.
One-year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while he receives an MMR vaccine from Raynard Covarrubio, at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
Kentucky
On Feb. 26, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced a confirmed case of measles, the first since February 2023.
The adult had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission, health officials said.
Maryland
Three measles cases have been confirmed in Maryland as of March 20.
The Maryland Department of Health reported two cases in Prince George’s County residents who had recently traveled together internationally.
On March 9, the Department of Health and Howard County Health Department announced its first confirmed case of measles.
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The public has been alerted to potential exposure upon traveling through Dulles International Airport or Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during this timeframe.
Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Oakland County Health Division confirmed its first case of measles in Oakland County on March 14.
Minnesota
As of April 1, the Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed one case of measles in the state.
New Jersey
A total of three measles cases have been reported in New Jersey this year, as of March 21.
“There is no ongoing community transmission of measles in New Jersey at this time,” the health department stated.
Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on Feb. 27, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
New Mexico
As of April 1, there have been 48 cases of measles in the state — 46 of those in Lea County and two in Eddy county.
One death has been reported, of an adult who was not vaccinated and reportedly didn’t seek medical help.
Thirty-three of the 48 total cases were not vaccinated individuals.
New York
A total of four cases have been reported in New York — three of them in New York City and one in New York State outside the city – as of March 19.
Ohio
On March 20, the Ohio Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of measles this year.
The individual was from Ashtabula County and was not vaccinated, according to health officials. The person had recently been exposed to an individual who had traveled internationally.
Oklahoma
Nine cases of measles have been reported in Oklahoma as of March 25.
Two of the infected individuals, announced on March 11, reported having exposures associated with the Texas and New Mexico outbreak, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health learned that two additional infected individuals were in public settings while contagious, including local Kohl’s, Aldi, Sam’s Club, Walmart Sprouts Farmers Market and Lowes locations.
The vaccination status of all nine individuals is either unvaccinated or unknown.
Pennsylvania
As of March 25, four cases of measles have been reported in the state.
The first patient was an unvaccinated child from Montgomery County, according to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
Another case was exposed while traveling abroad and is not connected with the Montgomery County case, the department noted.
Erie County Department of Health reported two measles cases on March 25 in connection to international travel.
The best way to prevent measles is to receive the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various experts. (iStock)
Rhode Island
The state confirmed one case of measles in January 2025, the first since 2013.
The patient was a young, unvaccinated child with a recent history of international travel, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
Tennessee
The state reported its first case of measles on March 21.
“The individual became infected with measles in early March and is recovering at home,” stated the Tennessee Department of Health. “Public health officials are working to identify other locations and persons potentially exposed to the virus.”
A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to the Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where the state health department confirmed that a baby tested positive and that there is a possibility of exposure to others at the facility, in New York, U.S., on March 14, 2025. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Texas
As of April 1, a total of 422 cases have been identified since late January, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The majority have been reported in Gaines County (280).
Forty-two of the patients have been hospitalized, and one death has been reported.
Of the 422 total cases, 417 were either unvaccinated individuals or unknown.
Vermont
The state confirmed its first case of measles in 2025 on March 11. The patient was a school-aged child who recently traveled internationally, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
Washington
Washington state has reported two measles cases as of March 18.
The state’s first measles case of the year
was reported on Feb. 27, affecting an infant in King County. The second case was likely infected by the first.
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Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Department of Health confirmed on March 25 the first case of measles in the capital.
Health officials warned that the infected individual boarded a southbound Amtrak train on the evening of March 19 into Union Station.
A sign is posted in German at the entrance of the children’s emergency room at Covenant Children’s Hospital on Feb. 25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Fox News’ senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel previously told Fox News Digital that measles is highly contagious.
“There is a 90% chance you will get it if you are unvaccinated and step into a room where someone with measles was two hours before,” he cautioned.
Siegel previously suggested that high exemption rates for childhood vaccines, which are now under 85% compliance, are to blame.
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The majority of cases in the current outbreak have occurred in unvaccinated individuals, mostly school-aged children.
The best way to prevent measles is to receive the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and various experts.
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A new report by the American Heart Association (AHA) included some troubling predictions for the future of women’s health.
The forecast, published in the journal Circulation on Wednesday, projected increases in various comorbidities in American females by 2050.
More than 59% of women were predicted to have high blood pressure, up from less than 49% currently.
The review also projected that more than 25% of women will have diabetes, compared to about 15% today, and more than 61% will have obesity, compared to 44% currently.
As a result of these risk factors, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke is expected to rise to 14.4% from 10.7%.
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke in women is expected to rise to 14.4% from 10.7% by 2050. (iStock)
Not all trends were negative, as unhealthy cholesterol prevalence is expected to drop to about 22% from more than 42% today, the report stated.
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Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, a cardiologist and founder of Step One Foods in Minnesota, commented on these “jarring findings.”
“The fact that on our current trajectory, cardiometabolic disease is projected to explode in women within one generation should be a huge wake-up call,” she told Fox News Digital.
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“Hypertension, diabetes, obesity — these are all major risk factors for heart disease, and we are already seeing what those risks are driving. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, eclipsing all other causes of death, including breast cancer.”
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. and around the world. (iStock)
Klodas warned that heart disease starts early, progresses “stealthily,” and can present “out of the blue in devastating ways.”
The AHA published another study on Thursday revealing one million hospitalizations, showing that heart attack deaths are climbing among adults below the age of 55.
The more alarming finding, according to Klodas, is that young women were found more likely to die after their first heart attack than men of the same age.
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“This is all especially tragic since heart disease is almost entirely preventable,” she said. “The earlier you start, the better.”
Children can show early evidence of plaque deposition in their arteries, which can be reversed through lifestyle changes if “undertaken early enough and aggressively enough,” according to the expert.
Moving more is one part of protecting a healthy heart, according to experts. (iStock)
Klodas suggested that rising heart conditions are associated with traditional risk factors, like smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle.
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Doctors are also seeing higher rates of preeclampsia, or high blood pressure during pregnancy, as well as gestational diabetes. Klodas noted that these are sex-specific risk factors that don’t typically contribute to complications until after menopause.
The best way to protect a healthy heart is to “do the basics,” Klodas recommended, including the following lifestyle habits.
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Klodas especially emphasized making improvements to diet, as the food people eat affects “every single risk factor that the AHA’s report highlights.”
“High blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, excess weight – these are all conditions that are driven in part or in whole by food,” she said. “We eat multiple times every single day, which means what we eat has profound cumulative effects over time.”
“Even a small improvement in dietary intake, when maintained, can have a massive positive impact on health,” a doctor said. (iStock)
“Even a small improvement in dietary intake, when maintained, can have a massive positive impact on health.”
The doctor also recommends changing out a few snacks per day for healthier choices, which has been proven to “yield medication-level cholesterol reductions” in a month.
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“Keep up that small change and, over the course of a year, you could also lose 20 pounds and reduce your sodium intake enough to avoid blood pressure-lowering medications,” Klodas added.
“Women should not view the AHA report as inevitable. We have power over our health destinies. We just need to use it.”
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Nearsightedness (myopia) is skyrocketing globally, with nearly half of the world’s population expected to be myopic by 2050, according to the World Health Organization.
Heavy use of smartphones and other devices is associated with an 80% higher risk of myopia when combined with excessive computer use, but a new study suggests that dim indoor lighting could also be a factor.
For years, scientists have been puzzled by the different ways myopia is triggered. In lab settings, it can be induced by blurring vision or using different lenses. Conversely, it can be slowed by something as simple as spending time outdoors, research suggests.
Nearsightedness occurs when the eyeball grows too long from front to back, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA). This physical elongation causes light to focus in front of the retina rather than directly on it, making distant objects appear blurry.
The study suggests that myopia isn’t caused by the digital devices themselves, but by the low-light environments where they are typically used. (iStock)
Researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry identified a potential specific trigger for this growth. When someone looks at a phone or a book up close, the pupil naturally constricts.
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“In bright outdoor light, the pupil constricts to protect the eye while still allowing ample light to reach the retina,” Urusha Maharjan, a SUNY Optometry doctoral student who conducted the study, said in a press release.
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“When people focus on close objects indoors, such as phones, tablets or books, the pupil can also constrict — not because of brightness, but to sharpen the image,” she went on. “In dim lighting, this combination may significantly reduce retinal illumination.”
High-intensity natural light prevents myopia because it provides enough retinal stimulation to override the “stop growing” signal, even when pupils are constricted. (iStock)
The hypothesis suggests that when the retina is deprived of light during extended close-up work, it sends a signal for the eye to grow.
In a dim environment, the narrowed pupil allows so little light through that the retinal activity isn’t strong enough to signal the eye to stop growing, the researchers found.
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In contrast, being outdoors provides light levels much brighter than indoors. This ensures that even when the pupil narrows to focus on a nearby object, the retina still receives a strong signal, maintaining healthy eye development.
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The team noted some limitations of the study, including the small subject group and the inability to directly measure internal lens changes, as the bright backgrounds used to mimic the outdoors made pupils too small for standard equipment.
Researchers believe that increasing indoor brightness during close-up work could be a simple, testable way to slow the global nearsightedness epidemic. (iStock)
“This is not a final answer,” Jose-Manuel Alonso, MD, PhD, SUNY distinguished professor and senior author of the study, said in the release.
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“But the study offers a testable hypothesis that reframes how visual habits, lighting and eye focusing interact.”
The study was published in the journal Cell Reports.
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