What You Need To Know
As of April 11, 2024, a total of 121 measles cases were reported by 18 jurisdictions in the United States: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington. New Jersey has had 1 confirmed measles cases in 2024. The majority of cases are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status.
There have been 7 outbreaks reported in 2024, and 71% of cases (86 of 121) are outbreak-associated. For more information on the ongoing outbreak in Chicago, Illinois, see the Chicago Department of Public Health Measles Update.
The CDC and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are hosting a clinician call on Wednesday, April 17, 4:00 p.m. ET, focusing on measles including a CDC update and discussion about treatment and management of measles and the complications surrounding immunosuppression. For more information or to register, please click here.
Links to prior calls can be found in the clinician call library.
Last week, the CDC distributed a Measles Frequently Asked Questions document (attached to this message) which answers several questions related to clinical and public health response, as well as questions regarding the measles vaccine.
Additional resources include: