OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — The first case of measles in Michigan in 2025 has been confirmed in Oakland County. Health officials say the measles case was detected in an Oakland County adult who recently returned from international travel, CBS News Detroit reports. The individual’s vaccination status is unknown.

Oakland County health officials have announced the first confirmed case of measles in Michigan for 2025. Health officials will provide additional details on the case in a press conference at 4 p.m. As of March 14,

Michigan's first measles case of 2025 was reported Friday in an adult from Oakland County who recently returned from international travel, and likely exposed people in three instances from March 3-10 at a restaurant and hospital in Rochester,

Measles cases in the European region surged last year to reach their highest levels since 1997, the World Health Organization and the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said Thursday.

Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thursday by the WHO and UNICEF.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday, as they urged action to boost vaccination levels that declined during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The health departments from all Bay Area counties urged people to get vaccinated against measles because of rising cases across the country.

Bay Area health officials came together Friday to urge residents in the region to get a measles vaccination if they never received one or if they avoided the disease as a child. In a statement, the Association of Health Officials said it was making the recommendation because measles cases are rising in the United States.

Bay Area health leaders are encouraging everyone to check if they got the measles vaccine or to visit their doctor and receive the shot if they are unsure. The recommendations comes after the United States has seen a sharp rise in measles cases with 320 cases across the country as of Friday morning.