The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says the state's first measles case in more than a decade has been confirmed in Fairbanks.

If you’re concerned about exposure to measles, call your health care provider or the Alaska Section of Epidemiology at 907-269-8000, or 800-478-0084 after hours.

For the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, commonly called MMR, only 76% of Alaska kindergarteners in 2024 had completed the recommended two-dose series, the bulletin said.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Measles is spreading across the country — with cases spanning from West Texas to New Mexico, and ...

A teenager visiting Alaska on a cruise ship last week had the measles, health officials say, prompting concern that passengers may spread the rarely-seen virus further.

An unvaccinated teenager from the Kenai Peninsula has become the first Alaskan in years with measles, state health officials announced this week. The Alaska Department of Health and Social ...

On July 16, Alaska became part of the national measles epidemic when measles was diagnosed in an unvaccinated Kenai Peninsula teenager who acquired the illness while travelling in the Lower ...

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Section of Epidemiology has released an alert notifying the public of a case of measles in Alaska.

We're just three months into the year, and the number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed infections for all of 2024. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says the state’s first measles case in more than a decade has been confirmed in Fairbanks. The department said Tuesday an adult who recently ...

Measles found on Alaska cruise ship. Transmission unlikely, but health officials on the lookout for symptoms from passengers until Aug. 27 by Kevin Gullufsen; Tuesday, August 14, 2018 10:26pm ...

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says the state's first measles case in more than a decade has been confirmed in Fairbanks.