A Colorado baby recently in Mexico with family has become the second reported measles case in Colorado in 2025.

Unvaccinated people who visited Denver Health’s emergency department on Sunday should monitor themselves for signs of measles after a sick child received care there.

A diagnosis of measles in the Denver area is one of several confirmed cases in the state, and it's raising questions for some parents about the proper time to get the appropriate vaccination.

Three cases of measles have now been confirmed in Colorado, and health leaders are encouraging vaccination as one of the best preventative methods to avoid becoming infected with this highly contagious disease.

The Denver patient, an infant under 1 year old, contracted measles during a recent visit to an area of Chihuahua, Mexico, that is currently experiencing an outbreak, according to city and state public health officials.

An adult measles case reported in Archuleta County marks Colorado's third confirmed case of 2025, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Tuesday.

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.

The measles outbreak has spread to additional counties in Kansas over the past two weeks, according to health officials. As of Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting 32 positive cases of measles,

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Texas as of April 8th, including two deaths. While Tom Green County has no cases, the health department has warned of potential exposure, and local doctors are preparing for possible spread.

Texas confirmed 505 measles cases in 22 counties on Tuesday. About 70% of these cases were confirmed in children under the age of 18.

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week is sowing doubt about the safety and efficacy of some vaccines — beyond the measles shot — and arguing the government shouldn’t mandate their use.

Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines. “He said, ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore,’” Peter Hildebrand,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s response to the outbreak has drawn criticism from both serious scientists and his most loyal supporters