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North Carolina, Oregon confirm first measles cases
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Today at 3:48 p.m.
Stephanie Soucheray, MA
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Measles
North Carolina has reported its first measles case of the year. The child was visiting Forsyth and Guilford counties from a country where measles outbreaks have recently been reported, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Oregon has also confirmed its first measles case of the year, in an unvaccinated adult from Multnomah County who recently returned from international travel.
"The individual was hospitalized in the Portland metro area with a rash and conjunctivitis June 19 and was discharged June 21," Oregon Health Authority said in a press release. "County public health officials and hospital staff believe no patients were exposed. The person is recovering."
After reporting its first measles case on June 20, Utah now has three cases, but they are not linked to each other. The first reported patient was an unvaccinated adult from Utah County with no travel outside the state. Authorities said this indicates transmission occurred in Utah. The two new cases are also in unvaccinated adults, another from Utah County and the other from the southwest health district.
Bolivia declares national measles emergency
In international measles developments, Bolivia has announced a national emergency for measles after recording 60 cases, mainly in the Santa Cruz area, with the first case reported in April following exposure to a sick traveler from Russia.
Canada's latest weekly measles update noted 221 new measles cases in its most recent reporting week, from five jurisdictions, with most cases reported in Alberta and Ontario. So far in 2025, Canadian officials have reported 3,381 measles cases, with 3,081 of them confirmed and 300 probable.
Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu in Arizona cattle, malaria vaccine price cut
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Today at 2:08 p.m.
Jim Wappes
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Malaria
North Carolina, Oregon confirm first measles cases
News brief
Today at 3:48 p.m.
Stephanie Soucheray, MA
Topics
Measles
North Carolina has reported its first measles case of the year. The child was visiting Forsyth and Guilford counties from a country where measles outbreaks have recently been reported, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Oregon has also confirmed its first measles case of the year, in an unvaccinated adult from Multnomah County who recently returned from international travel.
"The individual was hospitalized in the Portland metro area with a rash and conjunctivitis June 19 and was discharged June 21," Oregon Health Authority said in a press release. "County public health officials and hospital staff believe no patients were exposed. The person is recovering."
After reporting its first measles case on June 20, Utah now has three cases, but they are not linked to each other. The first reported patient was an unvaccinated adult from Utah County with no travel outside the state. Authorities said this indicates transmission occurred in Utah. The two new cases are also in unvaccinated adults, another from Utah County and the other from the southwest health district.
Bolivia declares national measles emergency
In international measles developments, Bolivia has announced a national emergency for measles after recording 60 cases, mainly in the Santa Cruz area, with the first case reported in April following exposure to a sick traveler from Russia.
Canada's latest weekly measles update noted 221 new measles cases in its most recent reporting week, from five jurisdictions, with most cases reported in Alberta and Ontario. So far in 2025, Canadian officials have reported 3,381 measles cases, with 3,081 of them confirmed and 300 probable.
Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu in Arizona cattle, malaria vaccine price cut
News brief
Today at 2:08 p.m.
Jim Wappes
Topics
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Malaria
- The US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the nation's first H5N1 avian flu detection in dairy cattle in 3 weeks, in a herd from Arizona, raising the national total to 1,074 infected dairy herds. Arizona has had a spate of recent H5N1 outbreaks in egg-laying poultry, along with detections in wild birds.
- Bharat Biotech will be reducing the price of the world's first malaria vaccine—RTS,S, developed by GSK, PATH, and their partners—by more than half, to less than $5 in stages by 2028. "This price reduction is driven by process improvements, expanded production capacity, cost-effective manufacturing, and minimal profit margins," GSK said in a news release today. In 2021, RTS,S became the first malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization.