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Harris County confirms first measles case of 2025

Patient is an unidentified child under 18 with no travel history

Christian Terry, Digital Content Producer

FILE - This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP) (Cynthia Goldsmith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is investigating the first case of measles in unincorporated Harris County this year.

According to HCPH, the case was confirmed by a commercial laboratory and the case involves a child who is under the age of 18.

HCPH said the child’s identity will remain confidential, but they live in Northwest Harris County and have no travel history.

The agency said they are awaiting a secondary confirmation by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) which is standard protocol.

The last confirmed report of measles in unincorporated Harris County was in 2019, where four individuals were treated. As of April 1, DSHS has reported 422 cases of measles across the state.

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