LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Measles instances proceed to climb within the space round Colorado Metropolis, Arizona, now at a complete of 158. The area on the Arizona-Utah border is simply 160 miles east of Las Vegas.
Circumstances have elevated steadily within the border cities of Hildale in Kane County, Utah, and Colorado Metropolis, which is in Mohave County. Anti-vaccine beliefs are widespread within the space.
No instances have been reported in metro Las Vegas or the remainder of Clark County since an out-of-state traveler started a journey at Harry Reid Worldwide Airport on Oct. 21. The traveler went on to Seattle and was ultimately remoted after reaching Anchorage, Alaska.
Up to date counts launched in Arizona on Tuesday, Nov. 4, put Mohave County’s whole at 107. 5 counties in southwest Utah have a complete of 51 instances, in response to figures up to date the identical day. Along with Kane County, the five-county space contains the Utah counties of Beaver, Garfield, Iron and Washington.
The variety of instances is up by 20 since 8 Information Now’s final replace on Oct. 30.
Utah has had eight measles sufferers that required hospitalization this yr; solely three sufferers in Arizona have been hospitalized.
The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention stories 1,648 confirmed instances as of Oct. 28, 2025, and 762 of these instances occurred in Texas. An outbreak in an space of west Texas centered round Gaines County accounted for all however 39 of these instances.
Nationwide, 92% of confirmed measles instances have occurred in people who find themselves not vaccinated, or their vaccination standing is unknown. Solely 12% of instances required hospitalization.
The Colorado Metropolis outbreak is the second-largest within the nation.
The measles vaccine (known as MMR because it protects towards measles, mumps and rubella) is secure and efficient at stopping measles. Two doses of MMR are 97% efficient towards measles. In case you are updated on the measles vaccine, the chance of getting sick is extraordinarily low.
