FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With measles cases rising across the country – and in North Dakota – Fargo-Cass Public Health has distributed a memo to local students regarding the virus. The document, signed by the school nurse manager for Fargo-Cass Public health, lists the most common symptoms of measles and information about how contagious it can be. It mentions facts…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Cases of measles in North Dakota nearly doubled this week to 21, including four people who needed to be hospitalized, according to the Department of Health and Human Services measles dashboard. The 10 new measles cases this week were reported in Pembina County, which increased its case total to 19 since early February. One…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – Two more cases of measles have been confirmed in North Dakota, bringing the year’s total to 19. Majority of the cases are in northeastern North Dakota, with 17 in Pembina County and one in neighboring Walsh County. One case is also confirmed in Williams County in the northwest corner of the state. Department of Health and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota had six confirmed measles cases Monday and a growing list of potential exposure sites in the eastern portion of the state, the Department of Health and Human Services said. Pembina County reported five measles cases; three are adults, one is a child under age 5 and one is between 5 and 19…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Altru Health System is encouraging people who believe they may have measles, or people who may have been exposed, to call the Altru Nurse Advice Line at 701-780-6358 before seeking in-person care. Altru says this step “helps ensure safe, coordinated care and limits potential exposure to others.” Altru says symptoms of measles include: Fever Rash Cough…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting one confirmed case of measles in Pembina County. It is the second measles case reported in North Dakota in 2026 and the first from Pembina County. The person was unvaccinated and likely acquired the infection within the state. They reported no recent out-of-state or…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The first case of measles for 2026 in North Dakota is reported. North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services says the confirmed case is in Williams County, located in the northwest part of the state. HHS says the person was unvaccinated and contracted the measles out-of-state. People who may have been exposed have been notified….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Cass Public Health is starting the season of vaccinations. As the school year is soon to kick off for grade schoolers and college students, the need to vaccinate may be required. “No vaccine is perfect. And I think we all know that we’ve seen even, especially Pertussis, we’ve seen people that are vaccinated against pertussis…
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of measles spread in the U.S. during vaccine-preventable disease’s worst year since 1991. Wednesday’s national case count stood at 1,309 — 21 new cases in a week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, the U.S. passed the…
WILLISTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services confirmed a new measles case Thursday, more than a month since the last case was reported. The new case is in Williams County involving a person who recently traveled out of state and was unvaccinated against the disease, said Mindy Michaels, a spokesperson for the…
