CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Health has reported the state’s first measles case of 2025.
The infected person is an adult from Ashtabula County. That person was not vaccinated and had contact with someone who had recently traveled internationally, according to an ODH press release.
ODH is working with the Ashtabula County Health Department on potential exposures and to promote opportunities for vaccination.
“The fact that we now have a measles case in Ohio adds emphasis to the importance of being fully vaccinated,” Dr. Vanderhoff said. “This disease can be very serious, but it is preventable. I strongly encourage you to protect yourselves and your children by getting vaccinated.”…