The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a second case of measles in the state. The report comes from an adult in eastern Iowa.

The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year. Texas added four cases in the last week, which shows continued slowing in its outbreak.

Despite widespread availability of the measles vaccine, the highly contagious and potentially serious virus has emerged in South Dakota.

As measles cases in the United States continue to mount, neighboring countries Canada and Mexico are also experiencing significant outbreaks – all of which have been linked to at least one death.

The man was vaccinated against the virus, which has caused the nation's worst outbreak this year since 2019. It's not yet clear whether his infection was linked to travel.

An eastern Iowa child has tested positive for measles and potentially exposed others in the Iowa City area, according to a state news release.

Iowa HHS announced Wednesday that a third case of measles has been detected in Iowa. Closer to home, Juliann Van Liew, the director of the Polk County Health

Iowa Health and Human Services announced a third case of measles on Wednesday. The latest case is an unvaccinated child in Johnson County.

Iowa health officials have confirmed the third measles case in the state. This came just a day after the second confirmed case was announced. According to officials, the third case is in an unvaccinated child living in Johnson County. The child is believed to have been exposed to the virus during recent international travel.

Colorado now has 14 confirmed measles cases, according to the Department of Public Health and Environment, with four of them being in El Paso County.

Of those, two in three cases (66%) were in children aged 10 and under, but measles has also been diagnosed in young people and adults. London has seen the highest proportion of cases (39%), followed by the North West (25%), and the West Midlands (11%).