The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

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The Alabama Department of Public Health is warning families in Alabama about the need for measles vaccinations. The alert was prompted after outbreaks in Texas and Georgia in just the first two months of 2025.

From the ADPH: he Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) reminds parents to make sure their children are up to date with their measles vaccinations. Cases of this serious and highly contagious disease are rising in several states including Texas and Georgia just in the first two months of 2025.

This comes after cases of the highly contagious disease are rising in several states, including Texas and Georgia, during the first two months of 2025.

States like Georgia and Texas have reported a high number of measles cases, putting Alabama health officials on high alert.

Measles cases rise in nearby states; ADPH reminds parents to check kids' MMR vaccination status. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With measles cases on the rise in states like Texas and Georgia, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is reminding parents to check their children’s vaccination status and ensure they are up-to-date on the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

At least 124 cases of measles have been reported in Texas since late January — marking the largest outbreak in the state in close to 30 years. The dozens of reported cases have mostly affected children,

The measles outbreak in Texas has escalated sharply to over 100 cases as health officials worry about the spread in other states.

Three other states, New Mexico, Georgia and New Jersey ... respond to a request to confirm its current number of infections. Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused ...