Tennessee reports first measles case amid U.S. outbreak

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) has confirmed the archetypal lawsuit of measles successful the state, arsenic an uptick crossed the state has precocious been reported by wellness authorities. 

"The idiosyncratic became infected with measles successful aboriginal March and is recovering astatine home," according to a connection from the authorities agency. "Public wellness officials are moving to individuality [sic] different locations and persons perchance exposed to the virus."

TDOH noted that it is besides investigating the root of the infection. 

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SEMINOLE, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 27: Signs constituent the mode to measles investigating successful the parking batch of the Seminole Hospital District crossed from Wigwam Stadium connected February 27, 2025 successful Seminole, Texas. Eighty cases of measles person been reported successful Gaines region with 1 decease reported. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), much than 300 cases of the highly contagious and perchance fatal unwellness person been confirmed this year. 

As of March 18, the authorities of Texas accounted for 279 of the cases, by acold the astir successful the country, with 191 cases being reported successful Gaines County alone.

New Mexico has the second-highest fig of reported cases, with 36. 

Five cases person been confirmed successful California, on with 4 successful Oklahoma.

Georgia, New York and New Jersey person each had 3 confirmed cases during the outbreak, and Pennsylvania has had two. 

Seven different states person reported 1 lawsuit each of measles. 

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TDOH echoed the CDC's connection that the champion mode to forestall measles is to person the two-dose measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

A vial containing the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is showcased astatine the Neighborcare Health clinics located astatine Vashon Island High School successful Vashon Island, Washington, connected May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

The outbreak has been a root of statement astir vaccines and their effectiveness, with 1 Texas mates whose girl died from the unwellness saying they inactive would not person vaccinated her against the virus. 

The tell-tale motion of a measles lawsuit is simply a reddish rash that usually begins connected the look and spreads to the remainder of the body. Additional symptoms tin see fever, headache, cough oregon congestion. 

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Fox News' Melissa Rudy and Angelica Stabile contributed to this report.