Measles Spread Continues in Pembina County

Officials Keeping Eye on Measles Cases; Number Growing in Pembina County

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services has a message given the rising number of measles cases in Pembina County: don’t panic. Although no amount of measles is necessarily good, the situation in the state is nowhere near a crisis level. “The majority of North Dakotans are vaccinated against the measles,” said Molly Howell of the department. Still, it feels worth monitoring, as one case in Williams County seems…

Measles spread continues in Pembina County

A sixth measles case has been reported in Pembina County, bringing the state's total to seven.

New measles case reported in Pembina County

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Health and Human Services Department is announcing an additional measles case. The new case is in Pembina County, where there are now six cases. A Williams County case brings the state’s total to seven. Two individuals have been hospitalized, and five of the cases involve adults over age 19. HHS says people contagious with measles were in public places in Fargo, Grand Forks, Cavalier, Walhalla and Colfax from Febr…