There have been 1,277 confirmed cases of measles this year, which has eclipsed 2019 to become the highest annual total since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. And there is still half ...

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

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

The U.S. grapples with its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, putting its disease elimination status at risk if virus ...

Confirmed measles cases in the U.S. reached 1,288, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Wednesday, the highest since the childhood disease was declared eliminated from ...

Why it matters if the U.S. loses its measles elimination status. Here’s what could happen if the deadly disease returns as an enduring health threat. July 10, 2025. 4 min.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 21 more measles cases from the past week, pushing the year’s total above a record set in 2019 for the most cases since the ...

The US has more measles cases this year than in any year since 1992, with 1,288 confirmed infections nationwide.Thirty-eight states and Washington DC have reported cases, resulting in 155 ...

From Elimination to Outbreak. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known and was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, thanks to the widespread use of the MMR (measles, mumps ...

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Confirmed cases of the measles continue to creep up. The CDC is reporting that there are now 981 cases in 26 states as of last Friday. That is an increase of 41 cases from the previous week.

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the nation achieved measles elimination status in 1998 once infections from the disease were no longer endemic (archived here). The WHO ...