(This content was created with the help of AI.) Utah has become the epicenter of the nation’s measles problem, logging more than 600 cases in an outbreak that shows little sign of slowing.
State health officials say 602 infections have been tied to a wave that began last year, with 405 cases recorded since the start of the year and 75 in just the past three weeks, the Guardian reports.
Nearly one-third of patients have ended up in emergency rooms, largely because of severe dehydration from vomiting and diarrhea, and 49 people have been hospitalized so far.
- Early exposures were reported in preschools and elementary schools, and the list has now expanded to include grocery stores and a Latter-Day Saints meetinghouse, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.
In Salt Lake County, which includes Salt Lake City, 62 cases have been recorded so far this year, compared to four in all of 2025. County authorities say school gatherings have caused numerous exposures…