DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa has 42 confirmed measles cases in 2026, with Southwest Iowa reporting the largest regional share, according to figures updated Thursday, Oct. 29, by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
The statewide total is up from nine measles cases reported in Iowa during all of 2025, according to state health officials.
Iowa HHS District 4, which covers much of Southwest Iowa, has reported 18 cases this year. The district includes Pottawattamie, Cass, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Fremont, Taylor, Adams, Union, Adair, Audubon, Guthrie, Shelby and Ringgold counties…