More measles cases are being confirmed across the United States as health officials work to treat patients in an ongoing outbreak in Texas. The Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and the Franklin County Health Department announced on Wednesday a confirmed case of measles in an adult resident,

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact with the original patient.

The cases identified in New Jersey are separate from a serious measles outbreak that has swept through West Texas in the last month, with doctors diagnosing 124 cases in nine counties.

New measles cases have been confirmed in New Jersey and Kentucky with the one common factor being a lack of measles vaccinations.

Three measles cases have been reported in New Jersey as the virus surges across the United States. Should you be concerned? Here's what to know.

NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- There have been more than 120 nationwide measles cases reported from eight states, including New Jersey. Measles has claimed the life of one child in Texas, the first U.S. measles death in a decade. Three people in Bergen County, New Jersey have tested positive for the once-eradicated disease.