{"id":20269,"date":"2025-06-27T23:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/20269\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T23:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:03:08","slug":"4-new-measles-cases-reported-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/20269\/","title":{"rendered":"4 new measles cases reported in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

KENTUCKY (WKYT) – Officials with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services announced four new measles cases were reported in the state this week.<\/p>\n

Three cases are part of the same household in Woodford County.<\/p>\n

The fourth case, involving someone known to have been exposed to measles while traveling internationally, is in Todd County and unrelated to the other three cases, according to health officials. <\/p>\n

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Health officials are working to identify others who may have been exposed to those infected while they were contagious. <\/p>\n

None of the four were vaccinated against measles. <\/p>\n

These new cases bring the total number of measles cases reported in Kentucky this year to six. <\/p>\n

Kentucky\u2019s first confirmed measles case of 2025<\/a> occurred in an adult Franklin County resident in February. The second case<\/a> involved a child who was not a U.S. resident traveling through the Commonwealth in March.<\/p>\n

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