US Edition5 New Measles Cases Show It’s Spreading in Wisconsin, DHS Says
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services links five new measles cases in Oconto County to prior cases; measles infects up to 90% of unvaccinated exposed individuals.
- On Aug. 22 the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced five additional measles cases in Oconto County, bringing Wisconsin's total to 14 and noting local spread.
- The new infections trace back to cases confirmed on Aug. 2, 2025, and Oconto County vaccine data shows 82 percent of children aged 5-18 received two or more MMR vaccine doses, below the 95% target.
- The identified patients range in age from seven months to 53 years, state officials said none have been hospitalized, and measles can infect up to 90% of unvaccinated people.
- Health departments are now working to notify exposed people, with Oconto County Public Health and local health departments identifying contacts, while DHS urged checking vaccination records and following guidance to stay home if symptomatic.
- DHS is also investigating possible exposures from an out-of-state traveler at truck stops in Roberts and Beloit on Aug. 4, unrelated to Oconto cases, amid 1,375 national measles reports as of Aug. 19 mostly among unvaccinated people.
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DHS: 5 new cases of measles linked to Oconto County outbreak
Fourteen people in northeast Wisconsin have been infected with measles, state health officials said Friday. The post DHS: 5 new cases of measles linked to Oconto County outbreak appeared first on WPR.
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