New York and New Jersey have issued advisories urging residents to be alert for symptoms and to check their vaccination status. Symptoms can include a rash, fever, cough and eye inflammation, and the virus can sometimes cause pneumonia or brain swelling, both of which can be deadly.

A measles alert was issued by the New Jersey Department of Health amid three cases of the highly-contagious virus in Bergen County.

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact with the original patient.

New cases of the measles have been reported in New York City and New Jersey as an outbreak in Texas - which has already led to one child's death - continues, USA Today reports. The New York Department of Health said two cases have been reported in NYC,

New measles cases have been confirmed in New Jersey and Kentucky with the one common factor being a lack of measles vaccinations.

As of March 8, 245 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. According to the CDC, there have been three outbreaks in 2025.

The cases identified in New Jersey are separate from a serious measles outbreak that has swept through West Texas in the last month, with doctors diagnosing 124 cases in nine counties.

The U.S. is dealing with a measles outbreak, including one in New Jersey and new cases in New York City. See what the measles look like here.

A measles alert has been issued in New Jersey after three cases of the highly contagious virus were confirmed in the state’s most populous county. An unvaccinated resident in Bergen County contracted measles after returning from a trip overseas.