Overview

• Colorado health authorities confirmed an 11th measles case this week—a vaccinated adult linked to a Turkish Airlines passenger—and added Single Barrel Bar and Grill to the list of exposure sites in El Paso County.
• Minnesota reported two new cases, including an unvaccinated child who visited the Mall of America on May 24, raising the state’s total to four and signaling possible undetected community spread.
• South Dakota logged its first measles case of 2025 in Meade County, making it the 33rd state affected and triggering alerts for potential exposure at two urgent care waiting rooms.
• The nationwide outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases across 33 states, underscoring measles’ high contagion and risks of complications like pneumonia and encephalitis.
• The CDC now recommends two doses of the MMR vaccine for all international travelers at least two weeks before departure and advises those without full immunity to consider postponing their trips.