What is Measles. Is there an outbreak of measles in NJ today? The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has reports that there are confirmed cases. But what is measles and where does it come from? Basically, it is an infectious viral disease-causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood. However, it can infect teens and adults too.

As of September 2, 2025, there have been a total of 1,431 confirmed* measles cases reported in the United States. New Jersey is included with those states.

Measles Cases NJ

The NJDOH is alerting residents about a new confirmed case of measles. Individuals – especially parents, guardians, health care providers, and caregivers – are urged to be aware of the symptoms of this highly contagious virus and to ensure they are up to date with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shots.

The single confirmed case is a resident of Bergen County. The case is not related to previously reported cases in the State. New Jersey is not currently experiencing a measles outbreak, which is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as three or more related cases.

The information above is from NJDOH. The Department of Health itself confirms that there is measles cases as of this writing in NJ.

What is Measles?

There are study that claimed measles evolved from rinderpest, a virus that primarily infected cattle. The origin or history of this disease can be traced on 6th century. There are many assumptions on where it came from but eventually it became a human virus.

Interestingly, it came from measles virus (MeV), which is the only known human reservoir for the virus. It came from the word Measles morbillivirus and often called as rubeola.

Measles Treatment in New Jersey

First and foremost, measles is contagious. There is a difference between a cure and a treatment. A cure will heal and resolve the measles while a treatment will manage it.

Unfortunately, according to Department of Health of New Jersey, there is no cure yet.

There is no cure for measles, only supportive treatment (bed rest, fluids and fever reduction).  As part of supportive management, children in the U.S. with severe measles, such as those who are hospitalized, should be managed with vitamin A under the supervision of a health care provider.

Urgent Care and walk in clinics are the best place to go if you are seeking for the measles treatment. Doing it yourself will put your children, teens, and adults’ measles symptoms in critical state if you are not aware about the root cause of the symptoms or you are not sure if it is really a measles.

If your children, teens, and adult have High Fever, Cough, Runny Nose (Coryza), Red, Watery Eyes (Conjunctivitis), Koplik Spots, red rashes and others – proceed to the urgent care nearby and let the doctor assess it.

TIPS AND WARNINGS:

• Measles outbreak in New Jersey is just an alert. Be proactive and stay healthy. NO outbreak yet.
• Stay clean, wear mask and sanitize always.
• You can learn more about the measles outbreak in this post.
• Prevention is better than cure. Get vaccinated as soon as possible with Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) shots!
• NV-387 vaccine is in a  clinical study and may be used to treat measles.