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Roots in Border Communities Fuel Prolonged Crisis (Image Credits: 8newsnow.com)
Urban areas across Utah and Arizona reported fresh measles cases this week, marking a notable shift in an outbreak that originated in rural border communities.
Roots in Border Communities Fuel Prolonged Crisis
The outbreak traced back to the twin towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona – known collectively as Short Creek – where low vaccination rates allowed the virus to take hold last year.[1][2]
Health officials first noted infections in these fundamentalist Mormon enclaves around late 2025. The virus spread steadily, producing 337 cases across the region by year’s end, second only to a larger incident in Texas.[3]
Northwest Arizona’s Mohave County and five southwest Utah counties – Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington – bore the brunt early on. Officials tracked roughly 20 new infections weekly for months, a pace that held into early 2026.[1]
Shift to Cities Raises New Alarms
Cases now appeared in more populated zones, including areas around Salt Lake City and Utah County south of it, where 19 confirmations surfaced recently.[3]
Arizona saw initial reports in Coconino and Pima counties, alongside four prior instances in Navajo County. Utah’s exposure sites expanded to West Valley City, Murray, Draper, Riverton, Herriman, and others near the capital.[4]
This urban creep highlighted undetected community transmission, prompting warnings about risks in everyday…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-01-30 09:20:00
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