Virginia, Louisiana, Missouri Report First Measles Cases Of 2025

NBC News (4/20, Alsharif) reported Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia this week “all reported their first measles cases in 2025, and they say all three patients’ cases are linked to international travel.” In Virginia, the case involves “a child in the 0 to 4-year age range who had recently traveled internationally.” Officials did not “clarify if the child was vaccinated against the virus.” The Louisiana case involves an adult “who was not vaccinated against measles, according to the Department of Health.” The patient received treatment at a hospital and will remain in isolation “until no longer infectious.” The Missouri measles case involves a child “associated with recent international travel” visiting Taney County, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said. The child’s “age and vaccination status are not clear.”