The Panhandle Health District on Tuesday reported a confirmed measles infection in Kootenai County — the first in North Idaho since 1991.

The infection was confirmed in an unvaccinated child, according to a PHD press release. PHD spokeswoman Katherine Hoyer said the child had not traveled out of the area prior to contracting the infection, which marks the first confirmed case of measles in an Idaho resident since 2023.

“PHD is working to identify how the individual contracted measles and contacting the known locations that the individual visited while infectious to inform anyone who may have been exposed to the virus,” Hoyer said.

The confirmation comes after the virus was detected in a Coeur d’Alene wastewater sample taken July 29.

The continuous spread of measles was halted by 2000 t

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