Wisconsin Reports 144 Measles Cases, With 47.9% in Children 5-17
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 8
Wisconsin Reports 144 Measles Cases, With 47.9% in Children 5-17
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 8
Summary
Wisconsin has logged 144 measles cases in 2026, including 136 confirmed and six probable cases tied to an outbreak in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette counties.
DHS said 47.9% of cases are in children ages 5 to 17 and 38.9% are in adults, offering the clearest demographic picture yet of the southwestern Wisconsin outbreak.
Four people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported, while state and county health officials are tracing contacts and notifying people who may have been exposed.
Investigators still have not identified how the outbreak began, though DHS said it has not found public exposure sites where a full list of contacts cannot be obtained.
The update comes as the CDC reported 3,134 confirmed measles cases in 47 states and Washington, D.C., already above last year's nationwide total of 2,289.