Public-health agencies on both sides of the U.S.–Canada border reported new measles activity this week, underscoring the virus’s continuing resurgence after years of historically low transmission. South Carolina’s Department of Public Health on 9 July confirmed the state’s first measles infection of 2025—and the first since September 2024—in an Upstate resident. Officials are tracing contacts and urging anyone lacking two documented doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to be immunised promptly. Utah health officials said an independent testing program detected measles RNA in wastewater collected 7 July from the Provo area. Although Utah’s clinical case count remains at nine, the finding signals at least one recent, unidentified infection and prompted fresh calls for vaccination. Additional single cases or exposure warnings were issued in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and in Galena, Illinois, while Kansas lifted its year-to-date tally to 88 infections, most tied to an earlier West Texas outbreak. North of the border, New Brunswick declared an outbreak after confirming three cases and identifying five probable infections in its south-central region. Federal data show Canada has logged 3,822 measles cases so far this year, with officials blaming both vaccine hesitancy and pandemic-related disruptions in routine immunisation. Health authorities across the affected jurisdictions are advising residents to verify MMR records, watch for symptoms such as rash and fever, and isolate immediately if illness develops.
“an independent testing program has detected measles in wastewater samples collected on July 7 from the Provo area, suggesting that at least one person in the area was recently was sick and serving as a warning that residents should take precautions” https://t.co/iFq6QrG7h4
Kansas health officials have confirmed 88 measles cases so far this year, with most of them concentrated in southwest Kansas and affecting young children. https://t.co/RkJlfOwf4y
GALENA, Ill. (WTVO) — The Jo Daviess County Health Department is warning individuals they may have come in contact with a person with a confirmed case of measles while visiting Galena last weekend.… https://t.co/DfFHZDStjF