Health officials announced that the Kentuckian had recently traveled internationally to an area with an "ongoing measles transmission."
As of March 8, 245 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. According to the CDC, there have been three outbreaks in 2025.
New measles cases have been confirmed in New Jersey and Kentucky with the one common factor being a lack of measles vaccinations.
Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident. The resident had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department for Public Health and Franklin County Health Department announced the case Wednesday night. Officials said the adult has traveled internationally recently to an area with ongoing measles transmission.
By Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels University of Kentucky Over two decades ago, measles — a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease — was declared eliminated in the United States. So far in 2025,
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky shortly after the first death to the illness in the U.S. since 2015.