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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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An accidental lab discovery has opened the door to entirely new ways of preventing the flu.
While investigating how influenza replicates, researchers discovered that different flu strains use completely different strategies to infiltrate human cells, SWNS reported.
By targeting the specific molecules the viruses rely on, scientists found that they could block them from entering new cells and halt their replication altogether.
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Researchers say these “fundamental insights” into seasonal influenza highlight a clear path toward developing better preventive medications.
“The hope is that fundamental, curiosity-based research like this helps to pave the way for novel strategies to treat and prevent influenza infections,” principal investigator Dr. Emily Bruce, from the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine, said in the SWNS report.
While investigating how influenza replicates, researchers discovered that different flu strains use completely different strategies to infiltrate human cells. (iStock)
While several flu strains cause illness, H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses are the most common. However, current flu tests cannot differentiate between them, and clinical treatments are identical for both.
Although vaccines and antivirals are available, Bruce noted a “dire” need for better medications to stop the virus from spreading cell to xxcell.
“You don’t get sick when a virus is in one cell,” he noted. “You get sick because a virus replicates itself and goes into many more cells.”
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The study, which was published in The Journal of Virology, originally aimed to map how viral RNA segments are transported within cells to create new viral particles.
The team used H1N1 and H3N2 viruses isolated from the nasal passages of positive patients in 2022.
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During the investigation, the team unexpectedly stumbled upon a cellular pathway that blocked the virus from entering lung cells, SWNS reported.
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The data revealed that when a specific human protein called Rab11B was depleted, H3N2 viruses failed to enter human lung cells. H1N1 viruses were completely unaffected.
Using reverse genetics, the team mapped this defect and uncovered a brand-new, H3N2-specific role for Rab11B during viral entry.
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This discovery challenged the scientific assumption that all flu viruses enter cells the same way.
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“Viruses are like pirates from different countries hijacking someone’s ship,” Bruce said. “Different viruses, like different types of pirates, use different methods to get onboard.”
This discovery challenged the scientific assumption that all flu viruses enter cells the same way. (iStock)
“We had previously thought that all flu viruses used the same way to get into a cell, but we discovered that this is not true,” she went on. “H1N1 and H3N2 need different proteins to get in, and if you get rid of the right protein, a specific virus can’t get in.”
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While these findings identify a critical cellular pathway for viral entry, the study was conducted using isolated cells, the researchers acknowledged.
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Further research is needed to determine whether blocking the protein is safe and effective within a live, complex human respiratory system.
Bruce and the team hope to conduct further research to determine whether this Rab11B-dependency is a fundamental property of H3N2, or if it’s a trait unique to currently circulating flu strains.
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Eating processed meat like ham, sausage and bacon may be linked to a higher risk of certain types of cancer, according to new research.
While health organizations have already confirmed that processed meat can contribute to colon cancer, this study looked closer at cancers in the upper digestive tract, where the link has historically been less clear.
To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world’s largest long-term nutrition and cancer cohorts, tracked the health and diets of 450,112 people across Europe for an average of 14 years.
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The study group included 131,426 men and 318,686 women, according to the study’s press release.
During the follow-up period, 876 people developed stomach cancer and 215 people developed esophageal adenocarcinoma, which is cancer of the tube connecting the mouth to the stomach.
For female participants, eating both processed meat and white meat was linked to an increased risk of developing the disease. (iStock)
Researchers tracked where the stomach cancers grew, separating them into the upper part of the stomach near the throat and the lower part of the stomach.
The researchers also sorted the tumors into two categories based on how the cancer cells appeared under a microscope: intestinal, which forms more organized structures, and diffuse, in which the cells are more scattered throughout the tissue.
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After adjusting for other lifestyle factors, the researchers found that for every extra 30 grams of processed meat a person ate per day, their overall risk of stomach cancer went up by 9%. Eating that same extra 30 grams a day was also linked to a 13% higher risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
A standard single slice of regular deli-sliced ham or lunch meat averages around 28 grams, according to USDA data and nutritional tracking databases.
An extra 20 grams of white meat, such as chicken and turkey, was linked to a 12% higher risk of cancer in the main body of the stomach. (iStock)
An extra 20 grams of white meat, such as chicken or turkey, was linked to a 12% higher risk of cancer in the main body of the stomach, the researchers noted.
The study also revealed differences between men and women. For male participants, only processed meat showed a clear, statistically significant link to a higher risk of stomach cancer. For female participants, however, eating both processed meat and white meat was linked to an increased risk.
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These findings align with global health benchmarks, particularly those established by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer.
The agency has long classified processed meat as a known human carcinogen, primarily due to its strong, well-documented links to colorectal cancer.
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However, health organizations have also consistently pointed to a potential, yet less definitive, relationship between these meats and cancers of the stomach.
Eating 30 grams of processed meat a day, or the equivalent to one slice of ham, was linked to a 13% higher risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. (iStock)
Further scientific investigation is needed to confirm the findings and to account for other underlying risk factors, such as certain stomach infections, which could interact with dietary habits.
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A key limitation of the study is its reliance on self-reported diets, which can sometimes lead to inaccuracies in how participants recall their meat consumption over time, the researchers noted.
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The findings were published in the International Journal of Cancer.
Fox News Digital reached out to the researchers requesting comment.
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