Measles cases growing in Todd and Fillmore counties

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Since mid-September, there have been 25 measles cases in two unrelated clusters in the state. All involve unvaccinated people.

Public health officials are urging anyone who has not been vaccinated against measles to get vaccinated as case numbers in the state climb.

Since mid-September, the Minnesota Department of Health said there have been 25 cases of measles confirmed in two unrelated clusters amid a resurgence of the preventable disease. Six cases are in Fillmore County in southeast Minnesota, and 19 cases are in Todd County in central Minnesota. All involve unvaccinated people.

“There are pockets of unvaccinated or under-vaccinated people across Minnesota, and anyone who isn't vaccinated against measles is at risk — especially right now,” the health department wrote in a press release Thursday.

The median age of Minnesota’s measles cases is about 7 years old. Todd County, which ha...