The Health Department issued a statement thanking health partners and the public. April's case was the first in Missouri this year and came amid a rise in cases across the US and a dip in vaccination rates.

With summer travel in full swing and daycares filling up, health experts are urging Iowans to stay vigilant after the confirmation of three measles cases in the state over the past three weeks.

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year. Texas added four cases in the last week, which shows continued slowing in its outbreak.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a second case of measles in the state. The report comes from an adult in eastern Iowa.

An eastern Iowa child has tested positive for measles and potentially exposed others in the Iowa City area, according to a state news release.

An unvaccinated child has been confirmed with measles, becoming the third case in the state. The child visited a Costco and a Walmart in eastern Iowa, along with one store at a major mall.

Iowa HHS announced Wednesday that a third case of measles has been detected in Iowa. Closer to home, Juliann Van Liew, the director of the Polk County Health

The man was vaccinated against the virus, which has caused the nation's worst outbreak this year since 2019. It's not yet clear whether his infection was linked to travel.

As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death.

One confirmed case of measles has been reported in southwest Missouri this year. It was a child who traveled internationally to Taney County in April. Officials do not believe the virus was spread in the community.

Of those, two in three cases (66%) were in children aged 10 and under, but measles has also been diagnosed in young people and adults. London has seen the highest proportion of cases (39%), followed by the North West (25%), and the West Midlands (11%).