"There have been over 150 cases collectively across the two states, mostly in northwestern Mohave County, Arizona, and the southwest health district of Utah, in the past two months. Both areas have abysmally low vaccination rates: In Mohave County, only 78.4 percent of kindergartners in the 2024-2025 school year were vaccinated against measles, according to state records. In the southwest district of Utah, only 80.7 percent of kindergartners in the 2024-2025 school year had records of measles vaccination."
"County health officials said that a health care provider in the area contacted them late on Monday to tell them about a patient who very likely has measles. The officials then spent a day reaching out to the person, who refused to answer questions or cooperate in any way. That included refusing to share location information so that other people could be notified that they were potentially exposed to one of the most infectious viruses known."
More than 150 measles cases have emerged across northwestern Mohave County, Arizona, and Utah’s southwest health district during the past two months. Kindergarten vaccination rates in those areas are far below the 95 percent threshold, with 78.4 percent in Mohave County and 80.7 percent in the Utah district. Cases are moving northward toward Salt Lake County, and Utah County has reported eight cases. A probable Salt Lake County case refused testing, declined to cooperate with investigators, and would not share location information, preventing confirmation of the illness and effective contact tracing to warn exposed people.
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