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Nearly half of measles cases in kids, all in southwestern Wisconsin
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Wisconsin is currently experiencing a measles outbreak with 144 cases reported in 2026, primarily in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette counties in the southwestern part of the state.
- Nearly half (47.9%) of the measles cases are children aged 5 to 17, while 38.9% are adults; four individuals have been hospitalized, but no deaths have occurred.
- Health departments are actively working to identify and notify individuals who may have been exposed, emphasizing that unvaccinated people or those unsure of their vaccination status are most at risk.
- The source of the outbreak remains unknown, but no public locations with untraceable exposures have been identified so far.
- Nationally, the CDC reports 3,134 confirmed measles cases across 47 states and Washington, D.C. in 2026, surpassing last year's total of 2,289 cases.
