New map tracks measles exposures across Washington
Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
October 23, 2025 / 12:20 pm
Afraid you may have been exposed to measles? Washington’s Department of Health is launching an online tracker showing locations where people with the disease visited.
Washington has seen 11 confirmed measles cases this year, almost all of which were tied to international travel, according to the health department. Five were children under 5 years old. One more was an older child, and the other five were adults. The most recent infection was confirmed in late August, in a Spokane County infant linked to a case in Idaho.
Washington this year hasn’t had a measles outbreak, defined as three or more related cases.
But on Oct. 13, an unvaccinated visitor from Ari