Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.

The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease ...

Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have ...

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high ...

Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2002, after zero virus spread for more than a year, largely due to a “highly effective vaccination campaign,” according to the US Centers for ...

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

According to Joe Ebel, Fairfield County Health Department's commissioner, said that the last measles case was reported in November 2024, and prior to that, there was one case in December of 2022.

Several recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag. CNN is tracking the cases.

An outbreak of measles — a highly contagious disease thought to have been eliminated from the United States by the year 2000 — had resulted in at least 64 recorded cases nationwide by late ...

CNN via CNN Newsource Several outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving case counts up and raising alarm among public health officials. By CNN Newssource. March 29, 2024 5:35 PM.