PRICE — A measles outbreak continues to spread across Utah, with new cases reported in Cache and Carbon County.

At least one of those cases is not following the trend healthcare professionals are seeing — those who are not vaccinated are reporting cases of measles.

The case reported in Price is from a vaccinated person, something not completely improbable but, for one nursing director, surprising.

Sara Braby has spent 15 years working at the Southeast Utah Health Department and has never seen a measles outbreak.

“It’s crazy to me that something like measles can come back around,” Braby said. “To see it as prevalent as we’re seeing it now, and it just keeps increasing. It’s a little bit hard to wrap your brain around sometimes.”

In February, 92 new cases were reported in the Beehive State. 15 of those cases were reported at the same location: wrestling matches.

“It seems like the school tournament events are a big hot spot for these types of cases,” Braby said.

The first week of March, there were two new cases.

One person from Price went to four locations with measles:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
150 South 500 East
Price, Utah 84501
March 1, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Deseret Industries
1161 E Main St.
Price, UT 84501
February 28, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Walmart Supercenter #1573
255 State Hwy 55
Price, UT 84501

February 28, 2026
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Dollar Tree
744 W Price River Dr.
Price, UT 84501

February 28, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

“We give them a time and a date so people can be aware and know if they’ve been exposed, because the biggest thing we want them to do is watch for symptoms,” Braby said.

If anyone was at those exposure locations, she said they don’t need to go in for a measles swab test. Instead, Braby said to watch for symptoms over the next 21 days.

“People know their bodies, they know what’s going on,” Braby said. “If you notice you’re feeling different, just be aware of those symptoms.”

Exposure doesn’t require quarantine, if someone is watching their symptoms, Braby said.

For those vaccinated, she said it’s harder to get measles. The first dose of measles vaccine is 93% effective, and the second dose is 97% effective, according to Braby.

“Measles is a highly effective vaccine, but there’s still that chance that you can get the disease,” she said. “If you have that protection, it helps your body fight that disease, so your symptoms, the severity of the disease, are never as bad.”