Measles

Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles

The Health Ministry has been working with the hospital to identify and contact any affected families to provide preventive care and check their immunization status.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Ichilov hospital and Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv.
Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started

The Health Ministry's official policy recommends that all children be vaccinated against measles between the ages of 1 and 6 as part of the routine vaccination program.

|ByAVICHAI HAIM
Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says

Out of the previous 13 deaths, the majority were otherwise healthy babies with no underlying conditions who had not been vaccinated.

|ByTZVI JASPER
FILE PHOTO: Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE hold signs during a protest held at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base where a large new ICE detention facility is being built, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., August 17, 2025.

Measles outbreak at Texas ICE facility leads to full quarantine

The cases at Dilley Immigration Processing Center were confirmed by the state's health department on Saturday, DHS said, adding that "all detainees are being provided with proper medical care."

|ByREUTERS

U.S. measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities

California has confirmed 38 cases, state health officials have said.

APRIL 26, 2019ByREUTERS
A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital

New York City tickets 12 people for defying measles vaccination order

The city's outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly virus began last October and has been largely confined to children in Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn.

APRIL 24, 2019ByREUTERS
A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg is seen in New York

Measles outbreaks strike NY, Israel Orthodox Jewish communities

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported the highest number of cases of measles in decades, with 229,068 in 2018.

APRIL 24, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital

U.S. records highest amount of measles cases in a single week

More than half the cases recorded this year occurred in New York City, primarily in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.

APRIL 23, 2019ByREUTERS
A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg is seen in New York

Health Ministry orders local airlines to vaccinate staff against measles

A flight attendant, 43, was hospitalized earlier this month with the measles.

APRIL 23, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
A nurse holds a vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine

Measles reported on flights to Israel from Ukraine

Measles reported on two flights from Kharkiv and Kyiv to Israel.

APRIL 21, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A SYNAGOGUE in central Kiev. In recent years, Jews in Ukraine have suffered due to conflict in the east of the country and economic uncertainty.

Stop the outbreak

As of April 18, there are 3,964 cases of measles in Israel, according to the Health Ministry website.

APRIL 21, 2019ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg, two days after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, is seen in New York, U.S., April 11, 2019

Two million Israelis unvaccinated or partially vaccinated for measles

According to a Channel 13 report over two million Israelis are either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated.

APRIL 20, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at a hospital

Prominent Orthodox school: no more religious exemptions from vaccines

The school's two principals say that Jewish law obligates vaccination rather than prohibiting it.

APRIL 19, 2019ByBEN SALES/JTA
A sign warning people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Williamsburg, two days after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn in response to a measles outbreak, is seen in New York, U.S., April 11, 2019

How hotels hosting Passover travelers are dealing with measles

Stay home, immunize or stay away from public areas for the length of your hotel stay?

APRIL 18, 2019ByBEN SALES/JTA
The Lear Sense Hotel