Category: Measles
Measles’ Most Deceptive Trait
The Atlantic Most cases are mild, obscuring the disease’s worst outcomes. In the early 1960s, American childhood was not what it is today. Many children spent hours playing unsupervised in the streets; they rode around in cars without seat belts, then came home to frozen dinners, served in front of TVs blaring cigarette ads. And […]
Dec 30, 2025
US measles cases surpass 2,000, highest in 30 years: CDC
ABC News The U.S. has surpassed 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Dec. 23, a total of 2,012 cases have been reported in the U.S. Of those cases, 24 were reported among international visitors to the […]
Dec 30, 2025
South Carolina: Nearly 30 new cases reported in Upstate measles outbreak
Fox Carolina The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting 27 new cases of measles in the state since Friday. The new cases bring the total number of cases related to the Upstate outbreak to 111 and the total number reported to DPH this year to 114. Officials said that 16 of the new cases […]
Dec 17, 2025
Here’s why the measles outbreak just took a dangerous new turn
Axios Scientists are warning that the ongoing measles outbreak might force the United States to lose its elimination status for the first time in decades. The big picture: For 25 years, the U.S. has been free of yearly measles outbreaks. But this year’s spike in cases and sustained outbreaks could change that. Driving the news: The U.S. is on track to […]
Dec 10, 2025
Utah has a 115 confirmed cases of measles, with latest infection at Bingham High
KSL.com Utah continues to see the number of measles cases across the state rise, with the current count at 115 infections, according to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services dashboard on Monday. The latest case has been confirmed at the Bingham Kopper Kids child care facility, located within Bingham High School in South […]
Dec 10, 2025
South Carolina: DPH reports 27 new measles cases in Upstate, bringing outbreak to 111
WYFF News On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported 27 new cases of measles across the state since Friday. That brings the total number of cases related to the Upstate outbreak to 111 and the total number reported to DPH to 114 this year. DPH said that 16 of the new cases […]
Dec 10, 2025
South Carolina measles outbreak increases to 55 cases
Outbreak News Today The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported an additional three measles cases bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina related to the Upstate outbreak to 55, centered around Spartanburg County and 58 total for the state since the beginning of the year. Two of the cases are household […]
Nov 26, 2025
South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation
Kaiser Health News Near the back corner of the local library’s parking lot, largely out of view from the main road, the South Carolina Department of Public Health opened a pop-up clinic in early November, offering free measles vaccines to adults and children. Spartanburg County, in South Carolina’s Upstate region, has been fighting a measles […]
Nov 26, 2025
Measles confirmed in 8 students at Wasatch High; Utah’s total eclipses 100 infections
KSL.com Eight cases of measles have been reported among Wasatch High School students, health officials confirmed on Tuesday. The Wasatch County Health Department initially announced on Monday there were five people with measles in the county — all of whom are Wasatch High School students — but they suspected two others may also be infected […]
Nov 26, 2025
Texas Measles Strain Continues to Spread, Officials Say
NYT If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished soon, the United States will lose its “elimination status,” as determined by the World Health Organization. The measles strain that triggered a huge outbreak in the Southwest continues to spread, threatening to end America’s status as a nation that by and large has eliminated the illness, a federal […]
Nov 19, 2025