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Measles have broken out with over 20 cases in 2024 already. Cases have been reported in Arizona and California. Will Idaho go next?

It's been almost a week since it was publicly announced Idaho had its first case of measles in nearly two decades, and now state health officials are reporting another one.

Public health officials said Wednesday that a case of measles has been confirmed in northern Idaho, the first confirmed measles case in the Gem State since 2001.

South Central Public Health District says it is ending a multi-week long measles investigation in Gooding County.

Public health officials urge people to protect themselves against measles after nearly 50 people in Gooding County were exposed to the virus last month in Seattle.

Some elderly who think they are vaccinated may not be effectively protected anymore. Vaccines.gov says the shots we got as kids lose their potency over time.

The measles outbreak continues to spread through the northwest creeping in closer and closer to Idaho.

Public health officials say health care providers should consider measles if they see patients with symptoms like fever and malaise followed by a rash that starts at the head and moves down the body.

There have been approximately 1,500 cases of confirmed measles in the U.S. since 2010, according to a CDC report.

I remember hearing back in the day that when one child would get the chicken pox a parent would try to get all the kids in the family sick with a 'chicken pox party' so they would get it all over with at once. Now some anti vaccine parents are throwing 'Measles Parties' to build antibodies in their non-vaccinated kids.

With the confirmation of measles in 11 states, South Central Public Health District advises that you verify that you and your children are current on their measles (MMR) vaccinations.