Kentucky health officials are working to identify and contact individuals who may have been exposed to the virus.
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Health officials are addressing concerns about the measles after a confirmed case was reported in Frankfort. The Kentucky Department for Public Health announced this week that an adult in the area had contracted the virus after traveling internationally to regions with ongoing measles transmission.
Late on Feb. 26, 2025, health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles in an adult Kentucky resident, who had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.
The case Kentucky health officials announced Wednesday involved an adult resident who recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission. Measles is a highly contagious virus,
The Kentucky Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a resident who attended a fitness center in Frankfort on Monday while infectious.
A person in Kentucky has been diagnosed with measles, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. The person was described as an adult from Franklin County. The health department said the person recently traveled to a foreign country.
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky shortly after the first death to the illness in the U.S. since 2015.
Health officials in Kentucky confirmed an adult has tested positive for measles, a highly contagious respiratory virus.
Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the Franklin County Health Department announce a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident. Officials say the resident had recently traveled internationally to an area with an 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.