The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported a confirmed case of measles in central Iowa in an unvaccinated adult.
The case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory and is the first confirmed case of measles in Iowa this year, and the first case in Iowa since 2019.
Iowa is among 31 other U-S jurisdictions in an evolving measles outbreak that has been responsible for over 1-thousand confirmed cases and 3 confirmed measles deaths this year. No widespread public exposure is anticipated.
Symptoms of measles include fever, cough, red/watery eyes, runny nose, and a rash. The MMR vaccine series is 97 percent effective against measles.
84 percent of 2-year-olds in Iowa are vaccinated, which is below the 95 percent threshold required to prevent outbreaks.
