Measles

Amid the country’s worsening measles outbreak, Ohio is reporting the state’s first case of this year. A young unvaccinated adult in Stark County contracted the virus and has since recovered, but not before coming into contact with some people who are believed to be unvaccinated, according to the Ohio Department of Health’s Jose Rodriguez. Officials are monitoring those who may have been in contact with this individual and they are in self-quarantine, Rodriguez says.

The Cincinnati Health Department is investigating a potential measles case. The department is urging residents to get vaccinated to decrease the spread of…

It’s a rainy spring evening in Louisville, less than two weeks from one of city’s biggest events: the Kentucky Derby. On May Fourth, people from across...

An audit from the Kentucky Immunization Project found most of the children seen at the four health centers of the Northern Kentucky Health Department had…

Local health departments are keeping an eye out in case the measles spreads into the Cincinnati area. So far, the closest case is Highland County…