Measles cases rise in Canyon County; health officials warn eastern Idaho of risk

Five measles cases reported in southwest Idaho’s Canyon County

A University of Utah health clinic with a sign warning of measles is pictured in Salt Lake City on June 30, 2025. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)Five unvaccinated members of the same household in Canyon County contracted measles recently after traveling out of state, regional health officials say. Earlier this month, Southwest District Health warned parents of students in Vallivue middle and high schools that their children could’v…

Measles cases rise in Canyon County; health officials warn eastern Idaho of risk

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — Health officials are reporting five probable measles cases in Canyon County, all within a single unvaccinated household, as they work to prevent the virus from spreading in local schools and the wider community.Lakshmi Venugopal, an epidemiologist with Southwest District Health, said the cases are being treated as measles based on the patients’ symptoms and their recent travel history, even though lab confirmation is pe…

Measles cases in Canyon County raise concerns as Idaho vaccination rates decline

Five confirmed measles cases within a single household in Canyon County are highlighting growing public health concerns as Idaho experiences a statewide rise in cases and declining childhood immunization rates."There are five cases. That's worrisome, but so far we have not seen spread into the community," said Dr. Christine Hahn, the state epidemiologist with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Watch: Learn what health experts urge the c…