Health leaders work to raise awareness in wake of Ky. measles case
WKYT talked with doctors about how testing works if you’re exposed and why knowing your vaccine status is key.
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Kentucky resident diagnosed with measles, the first confirmed case in the state since 2023
Health officials announced that the Kentuckian had recently traveled internationally to an area with an "ongoing measles transmission." ...
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Kentucky confirms first case of measles in an adult resident who may have exposed others
Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a ...
Kentucky health officials announce the state's first measles case since 2023
Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: ...
Kentucky resident diagnosed with measles in state’s first case since 2023, health department says
Officials are working to identify people at the gym who may have been exposed to the virus. It’s the state’s first case of measles since 2023, according to the health department. A child from west ...
Measles cases in western Texas rise to 146, possibly spreading to other areas
The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...
Health officials announce confirmed measles case in Kentucky
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky shortly after the first death to the illness in the U.S. since 2015.
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Pediatric disease specialist provides information on measles
LEX 18 spoke with a pediatric disease specialist at Norton's Children's Hospital, who informed the public on how to prevent ...