Tennessee’s First Case Of Measles

The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming the state’s first measles case in 2025 in a Middle Tennessee resident. The source of the infection is being investigated.

The individual became infected with measles in early March and is recovering at home. Public health officials are working to identity other locations and persons potentially exposed to the virus.

There is currently an ongoing, national measles outbreak, involving over 300 cases in 11 states, including two deaths.

Measles is a highly infectious and potentially fatal disease which spreads very easily through the air when an infected person speaks, coughs, or sneezes.

More information for the public and for providers about measles is available at the TDH website (tn.gov/health/cedep/reportable-diseases/measles-rubeola.html).