Iowa measles outbreak
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Ottumwa Pizza Ranch named as possible measles exposure site
Hopkins said the announcement contributed to a 50% drop in business.
Officials said vaccination is the most effective protection against measles and that unvaccinated people face the greatest risk.
Hopkins said neither the restaurant nor its employees caused the exposure.
Measles outbreak in southern Iowa expands to 17 cases
Potential exposure locations included Vero Health Center in West Des Moines on July 28, 2026 between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Iowa Health and Human Services confirmed 17 measles cases in southern Iowa.
Anyone who visited Sunnyside Grocery in Bloomfield on Aug. 15 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. may have been exposed to measles.
Iowa HHS issues advisory on potential measles exposure locations
Iowa HHS says the number of confirmed measles cases so far in 2026 is nearly double the amount in 2025.
The list of potential measles exposure locations includes five businesses in the Des Moines metro and two in Bloomfield.
Iowa HHS says 13 out of the 15 confirmed measles cases were people who were unvaccinated.
Iowa officials identify measles exposure sites
State and local health officials identified locations visited by people while they were contagious.
Listed exposure sites include Vero Health Center at 630 S. 50th St. in West Des Moines on July 28, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Polk County reported one measles case in July, the first in Iowa for 2026.