South Dakota meets public health threats head-on with resources, collaboration, and a strong commitment to keeping our state ...

As the start to the new school year gets closer, area health officials said the state’s successful response means measles was ...

That’s the new bar for public health success in South Dakota. The leader of the state Health Department, Melissa Magstadt, ...

Quick action from South Dakota health officials to stop a measles spike earlier this summer appears to be working. After 12 ...

"When an infectious disease threatens South Dakotans, we should expect no less of our Department of Health than to do its job ...

The South Dakota Department of Health administered no immunizations at seven of the 11 special measles vaccine clinics it publicly announced recently, and a total of 14 vaccinations were administered ...

After a small uptick in measles cases raised some concern for South Dakotans earlier this summer, the Department of Health ...

While the infected individual is a minor, no local day care or youth summer programs are connected to the positive case, according to the health department.

Kansas health officials say measles is still active in the state, but no new cases have been reported since early July.

The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board reacted quickly when measles cases began showing up near its headquarters in South Dakota this year. Nebraska health officials announced in late May that ...

Health officials in Colorado say its measles outbreak is over. The U.S. added 10 new cases this week for a total of 1,319. States with active outbreaks include Arizona, Georgia, ...