This is the skin of a patient after 3 days of measles infection; treated at the New York - Presbyterian Hospital. Prior to widespread immunization, measles was common in childhood, with more than 90% of infants and children infected by age 12. Recently, fewer than 1,000 measles cases have been reported annually since 1993.

IDPH launches Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard to help aid school officials in fight against deadly illness

By Trent R. Nelson Apr 14, 2025 | 12:20 PM

An Illinois agency has created a data dashboard for measles amid an ongoing outbreak that has spread across the U.S. The Illinois Department of Public Health launched a Measles Outbreak Simulator Dashboard that aims to help school officials as well as the public assess the potential severity of any outbreaks of measles in the state.

The dashboard “makes it easy for the public to find out the measles vaccination rate in any school in Illinois, public or private, and to determine the risk of a child being exposed to measles if a case is introduced in their school.

The dashboard shares vaccination rates at schools and shows a given school’s risk for an outbreak by using school vaccination and enrollment data.