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Utah has 44 confirmed measles cases, primarily in the southwest corner of the state, an update on Wednesday said.

An outbreak in Mohave County, Arizona, is contributing to Utah's rising measles numbers.

The CDC is urging vaccinations as U.S. measles cases rose to 1,544 nationwide as of Sept. 30.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has 44 confirmed measles cases so far in 2025, according to the weekly update of the Utah Department of Health and Human Services measles dashboard.

No cases were confirmed in 2024.

According to the counts as of Sept. 30, the majority of Utah cases — 30 — were in the southwest region near Arizona, a state that's had 59 cases. The Arizona Department of Health reports an ongoing outbreak of measles, with all but four of its cases in Mohave County.

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