As measles continues to spread across the U.S., questions have emerged about whether the country will retain its measles ...
The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable ...
If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health ...
An increase in early measles vaccination may have ultimately curbed cases during the 2025 outbreak in Texas, based on an analysis of data from more than 80,000 children. In August 2025, the Texas ...
Measles is popping up in pockets across the country, and with holiday travel and colder weather setting in, it’s time to be ...
People stand outside of a Mennonite church in Seminole where funeral services for Daisy Hildebrand, the second Texas child to die from the measles this year, were held. Hildebrand was 8. (Justin Rex ...
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New Measles Spread Across States Threatens US Elimination Status
The US may be on track to lose its measles elimination status as health officials confirm that 2 major US outbreaks are linked to the same measles strain.
But the true total could be even higher, says Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “If you talk to people on the ground, including not ...
Around the time when West Texas declared its measles outbreak over, the CDC published a measles assessment tool for infection control in healthcare settings. The assessment, rolled out Aug. 18, is ...
U.S. was designated a country that eradicated measles nearly 25 years ago. Canada lost it measles-free designation.
Nearly 20% of Utah's measles cases in the past year have occurred in recent weeks as a multi-state outbreak continues to spread across the southwest ...
A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status.
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