An El Paso County child and an Arapahoe County adult caught the measles from two separate outbreaks, bringing Colorado’s total number of cases this year up to 14, state health officials said.

Colorado has recorded more confirmed measles cases so far this year than it has in almost two decades. Rural pockets of the state are undervaccinated, increasing risk of outbreaks.

What doctors are saying about the measles vaccine for very young Colorado children 03:10. There are now three confirmed cases of measles in Colorado -- in Pueblo, Denver and Archuleta counties ...

An unvaccinated adult in Pueblo, Colorado, contracted measles after traveling to Mexico. This marks Colorado's first measles case of 2024, adding to approximately 500 cases nationwide.

There are three other large outbreaks in North America. The longest, in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in 2,212 cases from mid ...

The last confirmed case of measles in a Colorado resident was in January 2019. Additional Information from Arapahoe County Public Health: For people who haven't had the MMR (measles, mumps ...

Colorado has had six reported measles cases since 2014, with the last case reported in 2023, according to the state health department. “Given the amount of measles cases globally and in nearby ...

About 93.7% of Colorado children have the MMR vaccination, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. That’s below the goal threshold of 95% for community immunity.. CDPHE ...

The recent Colorado case of measles does not stand out as an anomaly. There is a current measles outbreak in Philadelphia, which may have spread to Delaware. Last year, Ohio saw an outbreak that led ...

As measles outbreaks pop up around the country, Colorado has reported 12 cases. We asked a local health expert to break down what that means for folks on the home front. Prior to 1963, catching ...

A baby in Colorado has contracted measles, according to state health officials. The child, who is under 1 year old and lives in Denver County, was unvaccinated due to age.

Measles was considered eradicated in 2000, with officials crediting a highly effective vaccination campaign. Over the past decade, Colorado has had just six measles cases.