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Measles Outbreak in Cuyahoga County Linked to Unvaccinated Children, Health Officials Urge Immunization Amid Rising Cases
By Sienna Brooks
Published on January 07, 2026
Cuyahoga County is on high alert due to a recent measles outbreak among a cluster of unvaccinated children. On Wednesday, county health officials confirmed two cases and flagged one additional case as probable within the same household. Critiquing the neglectful avoidance of available immunizations, County Board of Health Spokesperson Kevin Brennan stressed the situation by stating, "Measles is a preventable illness, meaning that there is a dedicated vaccine available to stop children from contracting measles and becoming sick," as reported by Cleveland19...
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Source: https://www.cleveland.com/medical/20...-reported.html
Measles in Cuyahoga County: 3 pediatric cases reported
Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
By Julie Washington, cleveland.comAdvance Local Express Desk
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are three pediatric cases of highly contagious measles in Cuyahoga County — one confirmed and two probable, health officials said Wednesday.
All three patients live in the same household and all three are unvaccinated, officials said.
A case is called probable when a patient meets the clinical criteria for a disease, but lacks confirmation from lab results.
The sick children were exposed to other children with measles during holiday travels, health officials said. All household members have been seen by medical professionals and are isolating until the illness passes.
These confirmed and probable measles cases come after Ohio’s 2025 measles outbreak— which caused 44 recorded cases in the state — was declared over in June. That outbreak also saw cases in eight Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Franklin and Knox counties...
Measles Outbreak in Cuyahoga County Linked to Unvaccinated Children, Health Officials Urge Immunization Amid Rising Cases
By Sienna Brooks
Published on January 07, 2026
Cuyahoga County is on high alert due to a recent measles outbreak among a cluster of unvaccinated children. On Wednesday, county health officials confirmed two cases and flagged one additional case as probable within the same household. Critiquing the neglectful avoidance of available immunizations, County Board of Health Spokesperson Kevin Brennan stressed the situation by stating, "Measles is a preventable illness, meaning that there is a dedicated vaccine available to stop children from contracting measles and becoming sick," as reported by Cleveland19...
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Source: https://www.cleveland.com/medical/20...-reported.html
Measles in Cuyahoga County: 3 pediatric cases reported
Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
By Julie Washington, cleveland.comAdvance Local Express Desk
CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are three pediatric cases of highly contagious measles in Cuyahoga County — one confirmed and two probable, health officials said Wednesday.
All three patients live in the same household and all three are unvaccinated, officials said.
A case is called probable when a patient meets the clinical criteria for a disease, but lacks confirmation from lab results.
The sick children were exposed to other children with measles during holiday travels, health officials said. All household members have been seen by medical professionals and are isolating until the illness passes.
These confirmed and probable measles cases come after Ohio’s 2025 measles outbreak— which caused 44 recorded cases in the state — was declared over in June. That outbreak also saw cases in eight Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Franklin and Knox counties...