Several recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag.
The highly contagious measles disease is impacting parts of the United States, but the state of Wisconsin has not had any reported measles cases in 2025.
A rapid spreading measles outbreak across the United States has Alabama health care professionals pushing for vaccinations, especially among children.
Measles cases are popping up across the United States, including an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico, but the state health department said there is no direct connection to the outbreak in Texas.
Measles cases in the United States last year were nearly double the total for all of 2023, raising concerns about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.
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Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.
Health officials in New York are urging people to get vaccinated against measles amid a rise in cases across the United States and Canada.The current statewide Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination rate for two-year-olds remains
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico, but the state health department said there is no direct connection to the outbreak in Texas.