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Kentucky public health confirms measles case in Frankfort

The Kentucky Department for Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in Kentucky. Health leaders said the patient is an adult man who recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 1d

Measles case confirmed in Kentucky amid virus outbreak in U.S.

Officials said they are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to the virus. The last confirmed case of measles in Kentucky was in 2023.

lex18 · 1d

Kentucky resident diagnosed with measles, the first confirmed case in the state since 2023

Health officials announced that the Kentuckian had recently traveled internationally to an area with an "ongoing measles transmission."

1st measles death reported in Texas child

Lexington Herald-Leader on MSN · 1d

Measles outbreak spreads to KY. Who is at risk and who needs to update their vaccine

Kentucky has announced its first confirmed measles case since at least 2023, making the state part of a growing outbreak in the U.S. The announcement came the same day Texas health officials announced the death of an unvaccinated child, marking the first measles-related death in the country since 2015.

CBS News · 12h

First measles death reported in Texas child as outbreak spreads

Health officials say a child who had not been vaccinated died of measles in West Texas — the first death in an outbreak that has now infected more than 140 people.

Houston Chronicle · 13h

Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

Health officials announce confirmed measles case in Kentucky

A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky shortly after the first death to the illness in the U.S. since 2015.

WLKY1d

Measles case: Infected person visited popular Frankfort gym, leaving many exposed

A Planet Fitness in Frankfort, Kentucky was identified as a possible measles exposure site. What the gym is doing to help protect gymgoers from contracting it.

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