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The highly contagious measles virus has reached a somber milestone in 2025 as cases have soared to record highs for the first time since the virus was believed eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, ...
Measles cases have been reported by 39 states and jurisdictions in the United States, the worst outbreak since 2019.
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...
Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.
Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have ...
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states' measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of measles spread in the U.S. during vaccine-preventable disease's ...
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their measles outbreaks are over. The U.S. added 21 new cases since July 9. States with active outbreaks include Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, ...
Gaines County, where Texas' massive measles outbreak began in January, no longer has ongoing measles transmission, according to state health officials.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of gutting ...