Wisconsin measles outbreak continues to grow

Wisconsin measles outbreak continues to grow. The development was reported by The Black Chronicle.

Wisconsin measles outbreak continues to grow: Latest Details

“The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Grant County Health Department have confirmed two cases of measles in Grant County residents. The two new cases are related to confirmed cases in Lafayette and Iowa counties and are part of an outbreak in Southwestern Wisconsin.

Based on ongoing investigations, cases in the region have now increased to 36 confirmed and three probable cases,” DHS said in a statement. Statewide, Wisconsin has seen 41 measles cases this year, with almost all of them have been in southwest Wisconsin. In all of 2025, the state reported a total of 36 confirmed cases.

A decade ago, in 2016, there were no confirmed cases in the state.