North Dakota: 2025 Measles

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Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/oth...11/ar-AA1E72Fw

First case of measles reported in North Dakota since 2011
Story by Ethan Kramer
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WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has confirmed an unvaccinated child from Williams County has the state’s first case of measles since 2011.

HHS believes the child contracted the illness from an out-of-state visitor.

The individual is currently isolating at home to avoid spreading measles to others. HHS says they are contacting those who may have been exposed and advising unvaccinated individuals how long to quarantine...

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Source: https://northdakotamonitor.com/brief...ng-total-to-4/

North Dakota confirms 3 new measles cases, bringing total to 4
By: Michael Achterling - May 5, 2025 4:50 pm

North Dakota now has four confirmed measles cases, the Department of Health and Human Services said Monday.

All four cases are in Williams County in northwest North Dakota involving people who were not vaccinated, said Molly Howell, immunization director for the department...

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About 180 students under quarantine amid measles outbreak in Williams County
Nine cases already confirmed in western North Dakota, not far from Montana
By: Michael Achterling - May 9, 2025 1:46 pm

About 180 Williston-area students are isolating at home after three schools were notified by public health officials of measles exposure on their campuses.

Unvaccinated students at Missouri Ridge Elementary, Williston Middle School and Williston High School were told they need to isolate for 21 days to ensure they were not infected, said Paula Lankford, spokesperson for Williston Basin School District 7. The precaution is to prevent students from unknowingly spreading the virus to others.

Health officials on Tuesday confirmed nine cases of measles in Williams County in northwest North Dakota. Daphne Clark, spokesperson for the Upper Missouri District Health Unit, said the measles cases are considered part of an outbreak because health officials believe community spread is occurring without direct contact with known carriers of the illness.

Four people diagnosed with measles were in Williston schools while infectious, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services said.

The entire campuses of the affected schools were considered exposed, Lankford said...

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Source: https://www.wdayradionow.com/news/lo...n-cass-county/


Two measles cases reported in Cass County
by Chris Larson
May 11, 2025
5:49 pm

...The possible exposures occurred at a pair of Essentia Health clinics in the metro – on May 7 between 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at The Lights West Fargo Clinic and on May 9 between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the walk-in care clinic locate at 4110 51st Avenue South. HHS, in coordination with Essentia Health, is identifying individuals who may have been exposed...

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Source: https://news.prairiepublic.org/local...n-north-dakota

12th measles case confirmed in North Dakota
Prairie Public Broadcasting | By Danielle Webster
Published May 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM CDT

The case was found in Williams County, where nine other individuals have tested positive for the disease.

The State Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed one more case of measles in North Dakota.

According to the department’s measles dashboard, the 12th case of measles in the state was confirmed in Williams County.

This brings the total outbreak to ten cases in Williams County, and two in Cass County...

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Source: https://kfgo.com/2025/05/24/confirme...ta-rise-to-21/


Confirmed measles cases in North Dakota rise to 21
Fargo, ND, USA / The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO
Michael Achterling
May 24, 2025 | 5:10 AM

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Confirmed cases of measles in North Dakota increased to 21 this week after the Department of Health and Human Services reported two new cases in Grand Forks County, now the third county to be affected.

Both exposures in Grand Forks County are linked to international travel, according to the department.

Williams County in western North Dakota has 13 cases and Cass County in eastern North Dakota has six confirmed cases, including one person who was hospitalized. All of the North Dakota cases involve people who were unvaccinated, the department said.

Molly Howell, immunization director for HHS, said Friday she is “cautiously optimistic” about the slow spread of the disease in the state that was first confirmed May 2. But she reiterated that it takes two full incubation periods, or 42 days, without any new cases to declare an outbreak over...

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Source: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/05/25/tw...orks-counties/

Two measles cases identified in Cass, Grand Forks Counties
By Michael Anthony
Published: May 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Two more cases of measles have been identified in North Dakota, bringing the total to 23.

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services said one case was confirmed in Cass County and another in Grand Forks County. Health officials did not release the point of exposure.

All 23 cases are split between Williams, Cass, and Grand Forks Counties, and they are all unvaccinated...

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Source: https://news.prairiepublic.org/local...ases-confirmed

More measles cases confirmed; a case found in Burke County
Prairie Public Broadcasting | By Danielle Webster
Published May 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM CDT

28 total cases have been found in the state in the last month.

Additional cases of measles have been confirmed in the state, bringing the total to 28.

In all, 13 cases were confirmed in Williams County, seven in Cass County, and cases confirmed in Grand Forks County have risen to seven as well. One new case was found in Burke County. Every case confirmed has been in unvaccinated individuals.

The two initial cases from Grand Forks County stemmed from international travel, and subsequent cases confirmed were contacts of those initial cases. No community transmission has been confirmed...

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Source: https://www.argusleader.com/story/ne...s/84047777007/

North Dakota has the highest rate of measles in the country. How many cases have been reported?
Chris Mueller Sioux Falls Argus Leader
1 hour ago

With 34 confirmed cases spread across four different counties, the rate of measles in North Dakota is higher than anywhere else in the country.

The state has a rate of 4.3 measles cases per 100,000 residents, the North Dakota Public Health Association said in a June 3 Facebook post. New Mexico has the next highest rate, with 3.7 cases per 100,000 residents, followed by Texas, where hundreds of people have been infected...

...Williams County, in the northwest, has reported 16 cases, while nearby Burke County has had one case.

Grand Forks County and Cass County, both in the east, have reported 10 cases and seven cases, respectively...

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Source: https://www.inforum.com/health/north...over-milestone

North Dakota reports first case of measles in more than a month, just as it reached outbreak-over milestone
The U.S. hit its highest count of measles in three decades. North Dakota has reported 35 cases.
By April Baumgarten
July 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM


FARGO — North Dakota has reported its first case of measles in more than a month, just as the state hit a milestone that declared the outbreak in the state over.

The state Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to The Forum that the case was reported Thursday, July 10. An unvaccinated person from Williams County who recently traveled out of state contracted the virus, said HHS spokeswoman Mindy Michaels.

The case comes a day after North Dakota hit 42 days without any reports of measles. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an outbreak to have ended if 42 days have passed without a new report of measles.

The Peace Garden State’s last report of measles was May 28. Thursday’s case brings North Dakota to 35 cases reported this year...