36 Measles Cases Confirmed in North Dakota This Year So Far

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(KNOX) – North Dakota has confirmed 36 total cases of measles in 2025.  Earlier this year, it was reported that North Dakota had the highest positive measles rate in the country in relation to its total population.

Molly Howell is immunization director for North Dakota’s Department of Health and Human Services and said that the bulk of the state’s cases were confirmed between late April and late May, with two being confirmed this summer.

She said one turned out to be an historic confirmation from the May outbreak, meaning it was confirmed later after the fact. The other case, case, attributed to travel, was confirmed July 2. Howell said that  no cases have occurred in any vaccinated individuals.

The current measles vaccination rate is about 90 percent, but that 95 percent is preferred to achieve herd immunity protection.