Representative Kim Schrier, a Washington Congresswoman and former pediatrician, said the measles outbreak in Texas could have been avoided.

An infant in King County is the first person in Washington state to test positive for measles this year. The baby, who is less than a year old, may have contracted the illness while traveling abroad.

King County Public Health announced an infant has the first reported case of measles in Washington state in 2025.

An infant in King County was identified as the first confirmed measles case in Washington in 2025, following increases in cases in other parts of the United States, county officials said.

Mesleas is extremely infectious, and health officials have identified several potential exposure locations across the county.

I do blame him and others like him who, for the past 20 years, have been spreading lies about vaccines," said Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Wash.).

Texas and New Mexico have been at the center of the current measles outbreak, but four more states have confirmed cases, including one on the East Coast.

Ten states have now reported cases of measles, with most of them in Texas. Now there's a furious race to contain the spread. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY on the rush to get people vaccinated.

The health secretary has long pushed misinformation about vaccines and played down an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.

Seattle & King County confirmed a measles case in a King County infant, potentially exposed during recent international travel.

Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.