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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.

Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: it now sits at around 90%. Herd immunity for measles can be reached when 95% of the entire community — not just kids — is reached.

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident. The resident had recently traveled internationally to an area with ongoing measles transmission.