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Met Opera patrons warned of measles exposure after La Bohème matinee

Opera lovers who caught a matinee of La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera House last month later received emails from the Met Opera letting them know that one of their fellow attendees had measles, the opera house has confirmed.The Met…

South Carolina’s measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people

South Carolina’s measles outbreak — the worst in the U.S. in more than 35 years — is over, state health officials declared Monday.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.On…

Measles continues spread with exposure at grocery stores, medical offices, temple open

SALT LAKE CITY — Measles is very contagious for anyone not vaccinated, and the Utah Department of Health and Human Services is continually updating exposure locations on its website to help prevent further spread.Measles can remain in…

Measles exposure reported at Montreal CHU Sainte-Justine hospital as Quebec declares new

Quebec public health officials have declared a new measles outbreak, with confirmed cases linked to exposure sites in Montreal and the Laurentians. Health authorities say two cases have been identified so far, and they are not…

Measles Is Spreading 'Like Wildfire' Across 31 States — Here's Where Cases

Measles is making a comeback in the United States after being considered eliminated for 26 years, and health officials are running out of ways to sugarcoat how serious it has become.Since January, more than 1,350 cases of measles have…

Utah aquarium, pediatric care facility among recent measles exposure sites, health

SALT LAKE CITY — Health officials have listed a slew of new locations across northern and southern Utah where people have been exposed to measles, all occurring within the past two weeks.The new locations were announced Friday by the…

Arvada sports bar linked to growing measles outbreak in Broomfield

State health officials are asking people who visited Bout Time Pub & Grub Tuesday or Wednesday night to watch for symptoms. ARVADA, Colo. — State health officials are asking people who visited a sports bar in…

Vaccinated person contracts measles as outbreak continues

PRICE — A measles outbreak continues to spread across Utah, with new cases reported in Cache and Carbon counties.At least one of those cases is not following the trend health care professionals are seeing — those who are not vaccinated…

Vaccinated person contracts measles as outbreak continues