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Health officials warn of rising measles risk; Clay County has two exposed residents under follow‑up
Summary
A Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist told the county board Tuesday that measles cases are rising nationally and regionally, immunization coverage has dropped since the pandemic, and Clay County has two local exposed, susceptible residents under monitoring.
Isaac Trebould, West Central District epidemiologist for the Minnesota Department of Health, briefed the Clay County Board of Commissioners Tuesday on a national measles resurgence and local exposure follow‑up.
“Measles is one of our most infectious diseases,” Trebould said, explaining that one dose of MMR is about 93 percent effective and two doses about 97 percent effective. He said people are infectious from four days before a rash appears to four days after.
Tre-bould told commissioners the U.S. had just over 1,000 cases in 2025 so far, including a large outbreak in Texas (733 cases) and…
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