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NJ Confirms First Measles Case Of 2026
Health officials are tracing contacts as 1 resident was diagnosed after international travel and no additional associated cases had been identified, the state said.
- On Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed the state's first measles case of 2026 in a Hudson County resident who recently returned from international travel.
- State officials warn that individuals may have been exposed at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 14 between 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., or at the Pediatric Emergency Department at Hackensack University Medical Center from April 17 to April 18.
- Health authorities advise that potentially exposed individuals could develop symptoms as late as May 11, 2026, and should call a health care provider before visiting any medical office or emergency department.
- Officials noted that about 92.8% of New Jersey kindergarteners were fully vaccinated in the 2024-25 school year, down from 96.8% in 2013-14, underscoring the importance of the MMR vaccine.
- Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 1,748 measles cases as of April 16, 2026, with at least 96 percent of patients unvaccinated or partly vaccinated.
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