THERE’S A CURRENT OUTBREAK OF MEASLES WITH 25 STATES REPORTING CASES.

Elukkun ḷap an kabobo bok aidik ej waḷọk jān juon kij in nañinmej. Emaroñ kauwōtata, eḷaptata ñan niñniñ im ajri jidik ro. Kōjparok baaṃle im armej ro ilo jukjukinpād eo aṃ.

Measles is a very contagious disease caused by a virus. It can be dangerous, especially for babies and young children. Protect your family and your community.

Bok aidik ej ajeeded ilo mejatoto ilo ien juon armej eo enañinmej ej pokpok ak maje. Kij in nañinmej eo emaroñ pād mejatoto iōṃwin 2 awa ālikin an juon armej eo ewōr an bok aidik enaaj eṃakūt jān jikin eo. Elukkun kabobo ke emaroñ 9 jān 10 armej ro rej kepaak juon armej eo ewōr an bok aidik im ejjeḷọk aer kein bōbrae jān wā renaaj bar nañinmej.

Measles spreads through the air when a sick person coughs or sneezes. The virus can stay in the air for 2 hours after a person with measles leaves the space. It is so contagious that about 9 out of 10 people who come near a person with measles and are not protected by vaccination will also become infected.

Kakõlkōlin bok aidik rej waḷọk 7 ñan 14 raan ālikin an armej kepaak nañinmej eo. Kakōlkōlin bok aidik ko ekkā aer waḷọk ekoba:

• High fever/ Piba eo eḷap (emaroñ kaju ḷapḷọk ñan joñan eo eḷapḷọk jān 104°F)
• Cough/ Pokpok
• Runny nose/ Toor bọti
• Red and watery eyes/ Iju in māj ko rebūrōrō im dāndān
• Rash/ Nennab (jidimkij an waḷọk iloan 3-5 raan ālikin an jino waḷọk kakōlkōl ko)
• Bok aidik ko remaroñ kōṃṃan an waḷọk nañinmej ko rekauwōtata, ekoba: pneumonia, encephalitis (ebbōj kōmālij), im emaroñ bar mej.

Measles can cause severe health problems, including: pneumonia, encephalitis (swelling of the brain), possibly even death.

Wāween eo eṃṃantata bōbrae jān bok aidik: kōn wā in bōbrae eo an measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Ejjeḷọk ien eruṃwij ñan an juon armej wā. Wā eo ej jipañ kōjparok kwe, armej ro ituriṃ, im armej ro ilo jukjukinpād eo aṃ. Ñe kwaar jab wā, ḷōmṇak aṃ pād wōt ṃweo iṃōṃ im jab kepaak jikin ko elōñ armej ṃae ien edikḷọk joñan rinañinmej ro ewōr aer bok aidik ilo jikin eo, eḷaptata ñan kōjparok armej ro ilo baaṃle eo aṃ emaroñ lukkun ḷap aer nañinmej.

The best way to protect against measles … is with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. It’s never too late to get vaccinated. Vaccination helps protect you, the people around you, and your community. If you are not vaccinated, consider staying at home or away from crowded areas until measles cases in the area decrease, especially to protect people in your family who could get very sick.

Ñe kwōj ḷōmṇak kwe ak juon armej ilo baaṃle eo aṃ ewōr an nañinmej in bok aidik, jab kepaak armej ro jet im kall e juon taktō, jikin taktō eo remaroñ lale kwe ilo raan eo wōt, ñe ejab ruum in imerjenji.

If you think that you or someone in your family have measles, stay away from others and call a healthcare provider, urgent care, or emergency room.

Since the development of a vaccine for measles in 1963, cases of measles is now rare. When the rate of vaccination within a population is greater than 92%, measles outbreaks are rare. With 31 states now reporting cases and 14 of those states reporting more than 3 cases that are outbreak-associated, the Arkansas Department of Health has been sending communications to health providers so they are aware of what to look for. Dr. Sheldon Riklon did a Kepopo ilo Pojam show about measles in Marshallese on April 17th via the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation page and the UAMS ICHI Marshallese page.

Note: As of May 15, 2025, a total of 1,024 confirmed* measles cases were reported by 31 states.

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