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5/24/25
The first 2025 case of measles has come to Iowa.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting a confirmed case of measles in central Iowa in an unvaccinated adult. The case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory in Coralville and is the first confirmed case of measles in Iowa this year, and the first case in Iowa since 2019.
Iowa is among 31 other United States jurisdictions in an evolving measles outbreak that has been responsible for 1,024 confirmed measles cases and 3 confirmed measles deaths this year. A thorough investigation has been completed. Public health officials will be reaching out to identified contacts, and no widespread public exposure is anticipated.
About 1 in 10 people in the U. S. who gets measles will be hospitalized, and 1 to 3 out of 1,000 children with measles will die even with good medical care.
The DHHS says the MMR vaccine series is 97% effective against measles.
Visit https://hhs.iowa.gov/center-acute-disease-epidemiology/disease-information for more information on measles.