IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Utah is currently seeing one of the nation’s worst outbreaks of measles. Idaho public health officials weigh in on Idaho’s response, and what the public can do to help prevent the outbreak from spreading north.
Measles cases in Utah started in southern Utah in 2025 and have since grown, with cases reported in Utah County and Salt Lake County.
Outbreaks also emerged in New Mexico, Texas, and South Carolina, signaling that measles is “back” after the United States declared it eliminated in 2000…