The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

Other states reporting measles cases are Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, according to USA TODAY. Here's what to know about the measles outbreak in New Mexico. The first case of measles in Lea County prompted the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) to declare an outbreak on Feb.

Alaska, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Texas. Here's what to know about the disease. The last major outbreak of measles in the U.S. occurred six years ago when 22 outbreaks led to 1,249 cases from Jan. 1 to Oct.

States like Georgia and Texas have reported a high number of measles cases, putting Alabama health officials on high alert.

From the ADPH: he Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

Measles cases rise in nearby states; ADPH reminds parents to check kids' MMR vaccination status. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With measles cases on the rise in states like Texas and Georgia, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is reminding parents to check their children’s vaccination status and ensure they are up-to-date on the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

After a second surge of flu hospitalization earlier in February, federal and Georgia data indicate the spread is slowing down.

Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states this year, and primarily spreading among unvaccinated people.

Fifteen measles cases have been reported in Gaines County, Texas, where nearly 14% of K-12 students had a vaccine exemption last school year.

Alaska, Georgia, New York and Rhode Island have also reported measles cases this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This is a measles outbreak that began in a very ...

The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in western ... Texas or New Mexico cases or recently confirmed cases in Georgia. Similarly to the local outbreaks, all of the nationally confirmed ...