BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — State and county health agencies are on high alert after North Carolina’s first measles case of 2025 was confirmed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday, June 24.
The state said the case involved an infected child who visited Forsyth and Guilford Counties after an exposure to multiple recent outbreaks while they were in another country.
On Wednesday, News 13 spoke with Buncombe County’s health director, Doctor Jennifer Mullendore, who said she’s concerned, in part, because of how fast and easily measles can spread…