A person with measles visited Fort Smith twice last week, according to a news release sent by the Arkansas Department of Health.

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The largest measles outbreak remains in Texas, with 624 cases across 26 counties, primarily in the western region.

The U.S. has at least 800 measles cases in 2025, and two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses.

The southern Illinois case is the only one the department is aware of, and the risk of community transmission for the general public remains low, the department says.

There have been no reported cases of measles in Illinois since an outbreak in Chicago in early 2024 that resulted in 67 cases.

Illinois health officials reported the state’s first case of measles of the year Wednesday, though much of the measles cases in the U.S. remain centered in Texas, which confirmed earlier this week ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday afternoon the first case of measles in the state. The measles ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced its first confirmed case of measles in the state this year on Wednesday.

The United States is now experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, federal ...

After Texas and New Mexico, Kansas has the third-most cases of measles in the country with 37. The outbreak is mostly ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WLS) -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting the first case of measles in the state in 2025. The patient is an adult in far southern Illinois. The clinic where the ...