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King County prepares for an increase in measles cases

A King County infant who recently traveled overseas has Washington's first confirmed case of measles for 2025.

The diagnosis comes amid an increasing number of measles cases around the U-S and abroad.

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Emil Moffatt joined KNKX in October 2022 as All Things Considered host/reporter. He came to the Puget Sound area from Atlanta where he covered the state legislature, the 2021 World Series and most recently, business and technology as a reporter for WABE. Contact him at emoffatt@knkx.org.