Officials report a surge in measles, urging vaccinations and caution, with 1,227 US cases and local Arizona alerts.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — For the first time this year, Arizona has cases of the measles. State and county officials said on Monday they have confirmed four cases of the virus in Navajo County.

Arizona's first case of measles in 2019 is a 12-month-old who had traveled overseas. There's a lesson here that our lawmakers can't ignore.

Measles is highly contagious, Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, wrote in her blog, and 90% of people who lack immunity will get the disease if exposed.

Only a third of Arizona schools have what is called 'herd immunity,' meaning enough children are vaccinated to stop measles from spreading. advertisement And, in Arizona, by vaccine ignorance ...

A northern Arizona county is reporting 4 measles cases, the state's first in 2025. Stephanie Innes, Arizona Republic. Tue, June 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM UTC. 2 min read.

The U.S. is up to 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year and Kentucky has a new outbreak. The national case count is seven cases shy of 2019's record case count.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Health officials in Arizona say the largest current measles outbreak in the United States is in part because some workers at a federal immigration detention center refuse to ...

Health officials in Arizona say there are four linked measles cases in Navajo County, marking the state’s first outbreak this year. The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles last week — but ...

AZ has now recorded three measles cases. There is an outbreak across the country. Measles is one of the diseases that when someone is immunized, it reduces their chances of getting it by 95%.

Measles are spread by a virus. And, in Arizona, by vaccine ignorance Opinion: Only a third of Arizona schools have what is called 'herd immunity,' meaning enough children are vaccinated to stop ...