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Saturday, March 07, 2026

In southern Utah, a measles outbreak that's been simmering since last summer is showing signs of wider spread. Now, state health officials are pleading with residents to take the virus seriously. "It is not a mild infection. It is not a mild virus. It is severe illness," Utah's state epidemiologist, Dr. Leisha Nolen, said at a news briefing Thursday.

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... She's hearing from people sick with the virus, as well as their caregivers, that "measles is so much worse than what they expected."

"A number of them clearly said if they had known, they would have vaccinated themselves and their children against measles, but they didn't realize how bad it was," Nolen said.

As of Friday, Utah had 358 cases in the outbreak, which began last June. It wasn't until August, however, that the outbreak took off.

Most cases have been concentrated in the southwestern part of the state, linked specifically to a tight-knit community that borders Arizona. It's largely composed of mostly former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a sect of the Mormon church.

The outbreak has since expanded north to areas in and around Salt Lake City, particularly following large school athletic events.

This week, the TriCounty Health Department, which encompasses three counties in the northeastern part of the state, reported five measles cases. All patients had been exposed at a state wrestling tournament that was held three weeks ago, Feb. 13-14. It can take 21 days to develop symptoms of measles after an exposure. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-07 01:55 PM | Reply

@#1

Forgot to add, emphasis mine.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-07 01:56 PM | Reply

So...much....winning...

#3 | Posted by Wardog at 2026-03-07 02:39 PM | Reply

Measles is 'worse than expected' in Utah, officials say

Newsflash!

The disease that we have known about for over 1,000 years and is the most contagious disease we're aware of; that killed 30 million people per year, and routinely left survivors suffering from brain damage, blindness, hearing loss, pneumonia, and encephalitis is worse than what some MAGAts expected.

Better scarf down some horse dewormer and maybe whatever roadkill Polio Kennedy Junior recommends. To be on the safe side.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-07 02:46 PM | Reply

Glad my wife and I got our MMR vaccinations a couple of months ago ...

I had the measles in 1st grade but never had the mumps. Something I DO not want to go through as an adult, which is a miserable experience for a man. Affects the scrotum in BAD ways. Testes can grow to the size of grapefruit.

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-07 02:57 PM | Reply

@#4 ... The disease that we have known about for over 1,000 years ...

Yeah.

That makes me wonder ... She's hearing from people sick with the virus, as well as their caregivers, that "measles is so much worse than what they expected."

Why was it "so much worse than they expected?" Where were the getting their medical information about measles?


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-07 03:14 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Testes can grow to the size of grapefruit.
#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY

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#7 | Posted by censored at 2026-03-07 03:27 PM | Reply

Measles is a cultural sign of MAGA, just like COVID is.

MAGA gets sick and dies out of cultural purity.

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-07 03:57 PM | Reply

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