Saturday, May 24, 2025

What's the matter with Iowa? First case of measles since 2019.

 
Headline:  Des Moines Register, 5/23/2025

Sabine Martin and Michaela Ramm report:
An unvaccinated adult in central Iowa has tested positive for measles, marking the first confirmed case of the highly contagious respiratory virus in the state since 2019, the state Department of Health and Human Services said. 
Iowa HHS wrote in a release Friday, May 23, that the person's case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory. The state hasn't released the identity of the person who tested positive, nor where they are from. 
No widespread public exposure is expected through the case, and an investigation has been completed. 
Iowa is among 31 states that have confirmed measles cases involved in a growing nationwide outbreak that has totaled 1,046 cases, including three deaths because of the illness this year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data as of May 22.

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