<body><div>WATERBURY – A small number of measles cases have been confirmed in Orleans County according to a Vermont Department of Health (VDH) statement Monday. The health risk to the general public in Vermont is low at this time they said, with investigation and response ongoing.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1hWIJZ_1GxytGyM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hWIJZ_1GxytGyM00" width="447" height="450" ><figcaption>Transmission electron micrograph of a measle virus particle. courtesy U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</figcaption></figure>On Monday, Nov. 9, the same day testing at the Vermont Public Health Lab confirmed the results, VDH provided guidance to all Vermont healthcare providers on recognizing and reporting measles. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1t9RYv_1GxytGyM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1t9RYv_1GxytGyM00" width="1819" height="465" ></figure>“We are currently offering testing, vaccination and health guidance and remain in communication with the people involved,” said Vermont Health Commissioner Rick Hildebrant, MD. “We will continue to work closely with local hospitals and health care providers to respond to this situation and protect the health of the wider community.”VDH guidance to healthcare providers said, “Maintain a high index of suspicion for measles in patients presenting with compatible illness, especially those who are unvaccinated or who report contact with a person known to have measles.” To protect patient confidentiality, VDH will not release individual personal health information related to the cases. Cases of measles have become more frequent in recent years. Vermont health officials last detected a case of measles in February. Two cases were documented in 2025, as were two cases in 2024. The decade prior saw just two cases total, one in 2011 and another in 2018. Across the country, measles cases have spiked since 2024 to levels unseen since the United States achieved measles elimination status in 2000, reported VDH.In 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,289 measles cases nationwide. This year, more than twice as many cases (5,182) have been reported with more than six weeks left in the year. VDH is urging all people in Vermont to make sure they and their families are vaccinated against measles, especially children, for whom the disease is particularly dangerous. CDC data shows that 11% of people who have tested positive for measles in the last two years needed to be hospitalized.“There is no treatment for measles, but the disease is almost entirely vaccine-preventable,” said VDH. “Measles vaccination is particularly important if you plan to travel outside of the United States or to any area in the United States currently known to be experiencing a measles outbreak.”The VDH statement said it will continue to provide information that may impact broader public health.If you’re not sure of your measles vaccination status, you can reach out to your health care provider and request your vaccination records. To learn more about measles, visit HealthVermont.gov/Measles.</div></body>

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WATERBURY – A small number of measles cases have been confirmed in Orleans County according to a Vermont Department of Health (VDH) statement Monday. The health risk to the general public in Vermont is low at this time they said, with investigation and response ongoing. On Monday, Nov. 9,...

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WATERBURY – A small number of measles cases have been confirmed in Orleans County according to a Vermont Department of Health (VDH) statement Monday. The h

Orleans County measles cases confirmed

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