Category: Measles
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?
Harvard Health Seven things to know about the recent measles outbreaks. Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the US, widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles in the Chicago area since September
Outbreak News Today The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) report since September this year, There have been five confirmed cases of measles in the surrounding Chicago area- four cases in suburban Cook County residents, and one case in a Lake County, Indiana resident. The four measles cases in suburban Cook County are epidemiologically linked. […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles outbreak grows in South Carolina, mobile vaccine unit deployed
WYFF News The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is adding eight new confirmed cases of measles in Spartanburg County since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina this year to 33 and the total number of cases in the current Upstate outbreak to 30. All eight new cases were linked to close […]
Oct 29, 2025
Canada is likely to lose its measles elimination status. The U.S. could be next.
NBC News Neither country has been able to stop continuous spread of the highly contagious virus within the past year. Canada is on track to lose its measles elimination status as an outbreak that began a year ago continues to spread. The United States could follow in the coming months. The Canadian outbreak began in […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles 2025: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Contagion It should not have happened, and yet it did. We know better, but we continue to make the same mistakes. Measles (rubeola), the most contagious virus infecting humans (FIGURE 1), remains endemic in many parts of the world. Thanks to highly effective measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, the virus was declared eliminated in […]
Oct 22, 2025
New measles cases reported in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, amid outbreak
WYFF The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is adding four new confirmed cases of measles in Spartanburg County since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina this year to 23 and the number of cases in the current outbreak to 20. Two of the cases were among close contacts to known cases […]
Oct 22, 2025
Western Australia Measles Alert
WA Dept of Health There have been 51 cases of measles identified in WA in 2025 year to date, of which 11 have been identified in the current Pilbara community outbreak. Measles typically develops around 10 days after being exposed to the virus, but this can vary from 7 to 18 days. Measles is highly infectious and can spread via airborne droplets to […]
Oct 22, 2025
Unvaccinated traveler sparks Sea-Tac measles alert
Axios Seattle A measles case tied to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the latest sign of the virus’s national resurgence. Why it matters: Health officials warn that measles — once declared eliminated in the U.S. — is making a comeback, fueled by declining vaccination rates. Driving the news: A visitor from Arizona, unvaccinated and traveling from an outbreak area, passed through […]
Oct 22, 2025
More Than 100 Cases of Measles Reported in Utah and Arizona
NYT In the hardest-hit counties, childhood vaccination rates steeply declined during the pandemic. Just as one large measles outbreak peters out in the United States, another outbreak of the virus has taken off along the border of Utah and Arizona. The new outbreak began in August and has sickened more than 100 people, making it the second-largest […]
Oct 22, 2025
More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak
Scripps News The students were identified as having been exposed to measles and lacking vaccination against the highly contagious disease. More than 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina are under mandatory 21-day quarantine due to a measles outbreak affecting two schools in Spartanburg County. State health officials confirmed measles cases at both schools — Global […]
Oct 15, 2025