According to CDC, the onset of measles has reached a new 33 years height for 33 years.
The onset of measles has reached a new high, with more than 1,200 cases in 2025. Finally, the infection was high in 1992.
- Cases of pediatric measles related to international travel have been confirmed at Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- Health officials call for contact tracking and isolation for the exposed people.
- The incident follows four different people in Kentucky in early July. In this year, there are 12 cases in the state, and most of them are among the individuals who are not vaccinated.
(This story has been updated with new information.)
The measles was confirmed at the press conference on July 15 at the Craig Greenberg Mayor Jefferson County.
Greenberg added that civil servants are investigating “examples of pediatrics,” and that children have recently traveled to countries that have recently suffered measles internationally. He did not specify where the individual traveled.
According to a press release from Norton Healthcare, the patient originally visited the emergency room. Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital July 12 and positive test results were confirmed two days later.
Norton Children’s Dr. Kris Bryant’s pediatric infectious disease experts are not hospitalized and measles are extremely infectious diseases, but I think the case will be isolated.
Bryant says the Louis Bill Metro has not experienced positive measles for at least 14 years, but the hospital is trying to limit its impact.
“There is a risk of occurrence whenever there is a single measles in the community, but there are many efforts to prevent the onset.”
that Louis Bill Metro Public Health and Well -being Department We are doing “contact tracking” to determine who intersects an infected individual. Greenberg says these individuals will contact health officials and ask for isolation.
“The reason is that measles are very infectious viruses,” he said. “Measles spread through air when people cough, sneeze or breathe.”
Viruses can be prevented by vaccinations, which are generally available in two capacity to children under 6 years of age. Bryant said that the most positive measles in the community with low vaccination rates are occurring.
2025, At least 12 measles have been confirmed In Kentucky. Greenberg noted that 11 of them were not vaccinated, one of which received only one of the two doses of measles and epidemic (MMR) vaccines.
Greenberg said, “We recommend that everyone with children will take the MMR vaccine completely.” “This has been proven to prevent measles for family, children and others.”
Bryant said that there are few patients with vaccine safe, 97% effective and after vaccination. The symptoms experienced in the vaccine have pain in the injection site, and in more extreme cases, heat and rash are included.
People who are vaccinated are less likely to experience serious and long -term symptoms or spread viruses to others.
Public Health and Well -being Department Chief Health Strategist Connie Mendel The Jefferson County case is separated from the other 12 cases reported in the Commonwealth in 2025, and the vaccination of measles in measles in JEFFERSON County is unclear, but public officials are trying to find vaccination records.
Measles are infectious respiratory diseases, which can be particularly important for children and elderly population or immunized individuals, Bryant said. Symptoms are usually 8-12 days after exposure, including high fever, cough, runny nose and water or red neck. The rash generally appears before the symptoms spread to the rest of the body, often after 3 to 5 days after the beginning of the symptoms.
The first case of 2025 was confirmed in Frankport on February 26 and was first marked in Common Wells since February 2023. In addition, since 2015, the US’s first measles has soon followed.
The new case follows four positive examples in early July. The three events were tied to the same furniture of Woodford County, and the fourth was in Todd County. The influenced individual was not vaccinated.
Molly Gregory Reporter Contributed. Contact Marina Johnson from marina.johnson@courier- journal.com. KBAARLAER@gannett.com Reach Kilian Bar or @bkillian72..
