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EpidemiologyBy Devin Teichrow

Tracked outbreak file

Measles transmission and vaccination

A durable desk file assembled from current reporting, official updates, and source clusters.

112 item(s) 91 source(s) 1 official Updated: 2026-09-08T11:50:24
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News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....

Lead source: Texas Department of State Health Services News

Outbreak dashboard

Cases2,025Official-source case count as of 2026-04-24; definitions may still change with case finding.
DeathsNot yet confirmedMedia or preliminary reports mention deaths, but this monitor does not have an official or report-grade total.
Affected countriesUnited StatesDerived from official/reference country fields where available.
WHO / emergency statusUnknownNo formal WHO/emergency status was extracted from the monitor data.
Virus / species / lineageMeasles virusFrom the linked disease intelligence sheet.
Last updated2026-09-08T11:50:24Monitor timestamp for this story file.

What happened

News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....

Why it matters

This story combines official reporting with coverage from 90 newsroom source(s).

What changed in this run

Latest summary: Monitoring: News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....

What Matters Now

A short epidemiologic read of the active signal, bounded by what the monitor has actually captured.

Historical Epidemiology Context

Suspected Vs Confirmed Counts

Early outbreak counts reflect case definitions, testing access, laboratory turnaround, and retrospective case finding. Suspected cases can rise before confirmation catches up, and cleaned totals can change after field investigation.

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Official Sources

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News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....

Location: United States

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Texas Department of State Health Services NewsOfficialOfficial agencyLiveNorth AmericaPublication date not established · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Direct article

Publisher Coverage

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Kentucky measles outbreak expands

Kentucky TodayBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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SW Wis. Measles cases reach 144

The Monroe TimesBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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The CDC and Measles Deaths

WNYCBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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DPH Confirms Additional Measles Cases in Georgia

TheCitizen.comBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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999 deaths from measles, 186,296 hospitalised

New Age BDBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Measles cases rise in Georgia as outbreak spreads

Savannah Morning NewsBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 8, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Confirmed epidemiologic updatesPreliminary

Bangladesh: Measles outbreak claims three more lives, death toll rises to 994

With the latest fatalities, the total number of suspected measles fatalities in Bangladesh has risen to 894, while confirmed deaths from measles remain unchanged at 100, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported. During the 24-hour period, the DGHS recorded 1,043 new suspected measles cases in Bangladesh, raising the total number of suspected cases in the country to 164,148. Referring to Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) data reported by Bangladeshi daily Samakal, the GCDG noted that measles vaccination coverage fell to 56.2 per cent in 2025, the lowest level recorded between 2017 and 2025.

lokmattimes.comGeneral outletGeneral outlet confidenceLiveSouth AsiaPublished Sep 6, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Resolved article
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Confirmed epidemiologic updatesPreliminary

Bangladesh measles child toll nears 1,000

At least 986 children have died since March, while suspected and confirmed cases have surged past 180,000, Bangladeshi Ministry of Health and Family Welfare figures showed. Bangladesh’s deadliest measles outbreak in decades is nearing the grim milestone of 1,000 child deaths, as a devastating epidemic sweeps through the country and crowded hospital wards fill with struggling babies. More than 1,000 suspected cases are reported daily.

Taipei TimesGeneral outletGeneral outlet confidenceLiveSouth AsiaPublished Sep 5, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Resolved article
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C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year Attributed to Measles

New York TimesMajor newsroomBrief source signalLogin likelyLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 4, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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KY measles outbreak grows

WPSD Local 6Brief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 4, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Measles cases top 500 in Pa. as outbreak continues

as outbreak continues Mon Valley Independent

Mon Valley IndependentAggregator-onlyAggregator-only signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 3, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Source-link only
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Measles outbreak in Douglas County

wandtv.comBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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IDPH confirms measles outbreak in Douglas County

wcia.comBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 2, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Update on Measles Outbreak in Southwest Wisconsin

Urban MilwaukeeBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 1, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Measles outbreak doubles in Lafayette County

The Monroe TimesBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Sep 1, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Border / regional spread concernsMedia report

Amidst coronavirus pandemic, WHO and partners vaccinated 94 019 children aged 6 to 59 months against measles in Aweil East County of South Sudan - WHO | Regional Office for Africa

Location: South Sudan

Following the reported cases of measles in some of the counties in January 2020, the twelve-day campaign from 22 June to 3 July 2020 was organized and led by the Ministry of Health with support from WHO and UNICEF using facility-based services to reach all eligible children no matter where they live. Only a brief source description was available at publication time.

WHOGeneral outletGeneral outlet confidenceLiveAfricaPublished Sep 1, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Resolved article
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Measles outbreak in Pa.

WHYYBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Aug 31, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Confirmed epidemiologic updatesNeeds verification

South Africa records over 3,400 measles cases

Big News Network.comBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveAfricaPublished Aug 28, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Confirmed epidemiologic updatesNeeds verification

Southwest Wisconsin measles outbreak spread escalates

wisconsinexaminer.comBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Aug 28, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source
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Measles cases climb higher in Kentucky outbreak

WKYTBrief sourceBrief source signalLiveCross-region / unassignedPublished Aug 26, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 8, 2026Brief sourceBrief source

Timeline

2026-09-08T11:50:24112 item(s)91 source(s)
  • Monitoring: News Release July 29, 2026 DSHS alerts clinicians, public about Montgomery County measles outbreak The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a health alert after four cases of measles were .....
  • lokmattimes.com now includes deaths or fatal cases in the story frame.
  • lokmattimes.com now foregrounds vaccination or vaccine policy in the story.

Methodology Note

This rolling monitor aggregates public reporting, official public-health updates, and source metadata. Official surveillance dashboards remain the authority for final counts, line lists, and cleaned outbreak chronologies.

Counts may differ across sources because reporting lags, suspected versus confirmed definitions, retrospective case finding, laboratory turnaround, and duplicate publisher coverage can all move faster than cleaned surveillance data.