Health department confirms Virginia’s first measles case of 2025

First 2025 measles case reported in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Louisiana's first reported measles case in 2025 was confirmed in New Orleans on Saturday, April 19. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the patient, who was not vaccinated, was reportedly exposed to the measles during international travel. 10-year-old boy killed in Terrytown crash The patient has not been hospitalized and will remain in isolation until no longer infected. In 2024, three travel-associated m…

Health department confirms Virginia’s first measles case of 2025

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health confirmed the state’s first measles case of 2025 in a Saturday announcement.

Louisiana's first measles case confirmed in New Orleans, state health department says

The New Orleans case is in an unvaccinated adult from Region 1, which includes Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health stated that the patient, who is in isolation and and has been treated at a hospital, likely contracted measles through international travel. Last year, Louisiana saw three measles cases, the LDH said, all in the greater New Orleans area and all travel-associated.

First measles case of 2025 confirmed in Greater New Orleans Area, linked to international travel

LDH says a Greater New Orleans adult has tested positive for measles after international travel. The unvaccinated patient is in isolation as contact tracing begins.

Louisiana's first confirmed case of measles in 2025 reported in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's first confirmed case of measles in 2025 has been reported in New Orleans, the Louisiana Department of Health said Saturday.The person who tested positive is in isolation and has received treatment at a New Orleans area hospital, but they were not hospitalized and will remain in isolation until no longer infectious, LDH officials said.The patient was not vaccinated, officials said. LDH said it would not release the patie…