Vermont confirms first measles case in 2025

Vermont confirmed its first case of measles in 2025, Monday, but the risk to the public is considered to be low.

A child from Lamoille County in Vermont got sick with measles after returning home from an international trip with their family in recent days, according to the Vermont Department of Health.

This case of measles isn’t linked to the three ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S. or to the current outbreak in Quebec, the department said.

Since the child has been isolated from most community settings while they have been contagious, the risk to the public is considered to be low, the department said.

There were two cases of the illness in Vermont in 2024, and one case in 2018 and another case in 2011.

The positive test result for measles was confirmed on Monday evening. The one known site of exposure is at Copley Hospital, where the child was evaluated on Sunday.

Copley Hospital has reached out to people who visited its emergency department during that time, the department said.

The department recommends that people who were inside the emergency department at Copley Hospital between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday do the following:

• Confirm you are immune to measles. You can do this by contacting your health care provider or requesting your vaccination records.
• If you don’t know or can’t confirm that you are immune to measles, call the Vermont Department of Health at 802-863-7240.
• If you were at the Copley Hospital Emergency Department between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m., look for any symptoms through March 30. Call your health care provider if you develop any symptoms. Don’t go to your doctor’s office, the hospital or any clinic without calling them first to let them know about your symptoms and possible exposure to measles.