US EditionIowa Measles Cases Double with 3 New Patients Identified in Eastern Iowa
- On Thursday, state health authorities announced that three additional measles infections were identified in eastern Iowa, raising the total number of cases this year to six.
- These cases are part of a widespread measles outbreak across multiple states in the U.S. that started in January, mainly impacting people who have not been vaccinated.
- All three newly identified patients, who were not vaccinated, contracted measles after close exposure to a child in their home who had been infected abroad.
- By mid-June, a total of 1,197 measles cases had been reported across 35 states, while Iowa's vaccination coverage, at approximately 89%, remains under the 95% threshold recommended to prevent outbreaks.
- Officials stressed vaccination as the best protection, noting even vaccinated people can contract measles, while the current patients remain stable with no new public exposures expected.
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Sioux City JournalThree more measles cases reported in Eastern Iowa
As of Thursday, the state had identified a total of six cases of measles in 2025.
Three more cases of measles confirmed in Johnson County, total 2025 cases jump to six
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) - Johnson County Public Health and Iowa Health and Human Services have confirmed three additional cases of Measles in Eastern Iowa on Thursday. Bringing the total
Three new cases of measles identified in Johnson County Thursday - The Daily Iowan
Two unvaccinated children and an unvaccinated adult were added to a growing list of confirmed measles cases in Iowa, according to a Johnson County Public Health news release Thursday. The two unvaccinated children and one unvaccinated adult contracted the virus through household contact to the unvaccinated child who was confirmed to have measles on June 11. The child contracted the disease during international travel and visited local stores du…
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