Measles outbreak expands to Wichita

An outbreak of measles is continuing to spread in Kansas. The contagious disease has moved out of rural southwest counties and into a major metropolitan area — Wichita. Kansas is now reporting 48 cases of measles.

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May 8, 2025 - 1:13 PM

A measles case has been reported in Wichita, the first found in a suburban area in Kansas. The first cases reported in the state have been concentrated in eight rural counties in the southwest. Photo by Getty Images/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — The Wichita area reported its first case of measles on Wednesday, an announcement that moves this highly contagious disease out of rural southwest Kansas counties and into a major metropolitan area.

Kansas is now reporting 48 cases of measles, up from 46 last week, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment dashboard. However, that dashboard did not include the Sedgwick County case, which was reported online by the county’s health department.

IN A NOTICE posted on the Sedgwick County Health Department website, the agency…

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