Did you know that a measles case indicates a singular viral infection whereas an outbreak refers to more than three in a certain locale?There has been a recent confirmed measles outbreak with five children in Snohomish County, as of January 20, 2026, where the Defense Health Agency’s Naval Hospital...

It’s not hard to connect the dots.Once considered eradicated, measles is now escalating.Naval Hospital Bremerton public health and preventive medicine providers have been paying close attention to locally confirmed measle cases in the Puget Sound area, as well as outbreaks across the country.While...