A teenager in Miami-Dade has a confirmed cases of measles, the first such infection in Florida since a small outbreak of the disease in South Florida in 2024. The infection was reported on a Florida Department of Health database for Florida’s infectious and reportable diseases.

Florida has reported the state's first measles case this year as other parts of the country try to control a growing outbreak.

And now a case has officially been confirmed in a Florida school. According to WFOR, Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest sent an email to parents warning that an unidentified student had been diagnosed with measles,

Amid an alarming outbreak in Texas, Florida has apparently joined the fray, according to a number of media sources.

A measles case was reported in Miami-Dade County on Tuesday, making it the first case for Florida in 2025. According to ABC Miami affiliate WPLG, Miami-Dade County Public Schools officials confirmed that the case was reported at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest.

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Texas health officials say the school-aged child, not vaccinated, and was hospitalized last week. Now, Alabama and Florida health officials are sounding the alarm.

Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is under fire for allowing unvaccinated students to attend school during a measles outbreak, contradicting CDC guidelines.