Indiana is facing renewed alarm as measles, once considered eliminated from the U.S., has resurfaced with intensity this summer.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 1,168 confirmed cases across 34 states as of June 5, 2025, including three deaths, marking the largest outbreak in decades. With Indiana reporting eight cases, all in Allen County, health officials are urgently urging residents to act.
Indiana’s first measles instance in 2025 was confirmed on April 7, involving an unvaccinated minor in Allen County, according to a state press release. Two days later, five more cases — three minors and two adults — were reported, linked to that initial patient. In a WFYI report, the Allen County Health Department emphasized that “exposures to the confirmed case are minimal” and that the “risk to the general public remains low” but cautioned that measles is extremely contagious.
Dr. Thomas Duszynski, epidemiology expert at Indiana University’s Fairbanks School of Public Health, described the threat bluntly: “Measles is one of the most infectious organisms on the planet. A single person with measles passes the virus on to an average of 12-18 people.”…