The U.S. faces its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years, with 1,333 cases in 2025, threatening its elimination status due ...

That status can be maintained if there isn’t local transmission of measles for one year or more. That status was threatened but held in 2019 when the country recorded 1,274 cases of measles.

The U.S. has reported more measles cases in the first half of this year than in any full year since 1992, raising concerns that the country could lose its measles elimination status and undo a 25 ...

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The ...

Many public health officials suspect the United States will lose its measles elimination status by the end of 2025, according to Chin-Hong. That would mean there’s sustained measles transmission in ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now. Measles elimination means there has been no continuous ...

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

This year, the vast majority of measles cases have been in Texas, with more than 750 confirmed cases associated with one outbreak that started in late January. If cases associated with that outbreak ...

In Texas, the epicenter of the largest outbreak, 753 people have been infected. If cases keep climbing, the U.S. risks forfeiting its measles elimination status. This is consequential for many ...

Cases have been rising in the UK and around the world, with more than 500 reported since January in England alone. The ...

Losing the status is a far bigger deal than most people likely know, and getting it back is no fast or easy feat.