Officials monitor potential exposures after Iowa's first measles case of 2026
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa has confirmed its first measles case of 2026, and Polk County health officials are working to prevent additional spread. The Polk County Health Department says the infected adult had been traveling internationally and was vaccinated.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- A measles case has been confirmed in Polk County. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that the measles case, the first in the state this year, was found in a vaccinated adult who acquired the disease during international travel.
(ABC 6 News)– Iowa health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in 2026 in Iowa. They have confirmed that it was an adult from central Iowa who contracted the virus while traveling internationally.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that a vaccinated Iowa adult has contracted the measles virus. The confirmation marks the first case of measles in Iowa in 2026 after nine were reported in 2025. Measles, also known as rubeola, is a highly contagious viral disease.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa has confirmed its first measles case of 2026, and Polk County health officials are working to prevent additional spread. The Polk County Health Department says the infected adult had been traveling internationally and was vaccinated.
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