肯塔基州麻疹病例升至201例：199名患者未接种疫苗或接种状况不明
肯塔基州公共卫生厅10月29日公布的数据显示，这个位于州府法兰克福（富兰克林县）的州级卫生机构统计，肯塔基州2026年麻疹确诊病例已达201例，是该州自1991年以来规模最大的一次麻疹疫情。其中，自7月以来报告197例、11人住院，9月单月96例、10月51例；另有今年1月在杰萨明县报告的4例计入全年总数。目前尚无死亡病例。
从地域分布看，病例最多的克里斯琴县有65例，其次是劳雷尔县56例、特里格县31例、巴斯县15例。州卫生官员表示，病例多集中在疫苗接种率偏低、成员联系紧密的社区。
在201名患者中，199人未接种疫苗或接种状况不明，1人接种过一剂麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗，1人接种过两剂。州公共卫生厅指出，麻疹通过感染者咳嗽、打喷嚏或呼吸时在空气中传播；接种两剂 MMR 疫苗的保护效力约为97%，一剂约为93%。
州长安迪·贝希尔（Andy Beshear）在10月29日的每周「肯塔基团队」简报会上呼吁居民为孩子接种疫苗。他说，肯塔基州今年的麻疹病例比过去32年的总和还多，并表示这种局面在他一生中从未出现过。贝希尔说，MMR 疫苗「安全、有效」，曾使麻疹在美国实际上被消除。
根据州方数据，肯塔基州幼儿园儿童的 MMR 接种率在2025—26学年约为91%，低于全国约93%的平均水平。州公共卫生厅每个工作日更新一次全州分县病例数据，并提醒不确定自身接种状况的居民向医疗服务机构或当地卫生部门查询。
Kentucky Measles Cases Reach 201, With 199 Patients Unvaccinated or of Unknown Vaccination Status
Data released on October 29 by the Kentucky Department for Public Health, the state health agency based in Frankfort, the state capital in Franklin County, show that Kentucky has recorded 201 confirmed measles cases in 2026, the state's largest measles outbreak since 1991. Of those, 197 cases and 11 hospitalizations have been reported since July, including 96 cases in September and 51 in October, with four additional cases reported in Jessamine County in January bringing the yearly total to 201. No deaths have been reported.
Christian County has reported the most cases with 65, followed by Laurel County with 56, Trigg County with 31 and Bath County with 15. State health officials say the cases have largely turned up in close-knit communities with low vaccination rates.
Of the 201 people infected, 199 were unvaccinated or had no known vaccination record; one had received one dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and one had received both doses. The Department for Public Health notes that measles spreads through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or breathes, and that two doses of the MMR vaccine are about 97 percent effective against the disease, while one dose is about 93 percent effective.
At his weekly Team Kentucky briefing on October 29, Governor Andy Beshear urged residents to vaccinate their children. He said Kentucky has had more measles cases this year than in the previous 32 years combined, calling the situation one he had never seen in his lifetime. Beshear said the MMR vaccine is "safe and it works," and that it had virtually eliminated measles in the United States.
Kentucky's kindergarten MMR coverage stood at about 91 percent in the 2025-26 school year, below the national average of about 93 percent, according to state data. The Department for Public Health updates its county-by-county case counts every weekday, and residents who are unsure of their vaccination status are encouraged to contact their health care provider or local health department.
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