Two Measles Clusters Add 25 Cases in Minnesota
Low MMR coverage leaves communities vulnerable to further spread, health officials say.
Overview
- State health officials say two unrelated outbreaks since mid-September have produced 25 confirmed measles cases in Minnesota.
- The clusters include six cases in Fillmore County and 19 in Todd County, and raise the state's 2026 total to 42 confirmed cases.
- MDH reports every person in the recent outbreaks was unvaccinated and urges anyone without proof of immunity to get the MMR vaccine.
- Officials warn measles is highly contagious, can cause severe illness in infants, pregnant people and those with health conditions, and that case counts will likely grow.
- Public-health data show rising non-medical exemptions and roughly 86% MMR coverage among Minnesota kindergartners, a gap experts say helps explain local outbreaks and echoes a U.S. surge of more than 4,000 cases in 2026.