State officials say the latest case is in a “western Iowa” adult who hasn’t recently traveled outside of Iowa and had no known connection to others in the state who’ve recently contracted the virus. Because this person was fully vaccinated, it’s likely they’ve experienced mild symptoms and are less likely to spread the virus to others. Still, public health officials say the person was considered to be contagious last week and may have exposed others to measles when they were at businesses in Sioux Center, Sheldon and Hull.
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services released this list of dates, times and locations visited by the person who was contagious:
- SuperHiTech, 317 N Main Ave., Sioux Center; Monday, July 14th, 2025; 10:00am – 4:30pm
- SuperHiTech, 915 Park St., Sheldon, Monday; July 14th, 2025; 3:35pm – 8:00pm
- SuperHiTech, 915 Park St., Sheldon; Thursday, July 17th, 2025; 9:15am – 8:00pm
- Casey’s General Store, 612 Division St., Hull, Thursday, July 17th, 2025; 8:50am – 10:55am
- Kwik Star, 1521 Park St., Sheldon; Thursday, July 17th, 2025; 2:25pm – 4:30pm
Eight cases of the measles have now been confirmed in Iowa this year. Federal public health officials have identified over 1300 cases of measles in the U.S. so far this year. In 2024, there were 285 measles cases reported in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
