Category: Measles
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year
ABC News There have been at least 733 confirmed measles cases reported across the nation, the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Friday. In just a few weeks, the United States reported four times as many cases than typically seen throughout an entire calendar year, the CDC said. Before last year, which had […]
Feb 11, 2026
Measles in America: Five things to know from a Stanford Medicine expert
Stanford Medicine The U.S. measles surge is a sign that more vaccination is needed, said a Stanford Medicine pediatric infectious disease physician. Here’s what else she wants you to know. After a sustained surge of measles outbreaks last year, the United States is likely to lose its status as a country that has eliminated the […]
Jan 28, 2026
South Carolina Measles Outbreak Becomes Largest In U.S. History Since First Elimination
Forbes South Carolina’s growing measles outbreak is now the largest in United States history since the contagious viral disease was declared eliminated more than two decades ago in the wake of widespread vaccinations, according to a report from CNN. Big Number 88%. That’s the proportion of measles cases in South Carolina that have appeared in unvaccinated individuals, according […]
Jan 28, 2026
South Carolina Is America’s New Measles Norm
The Atlantic The state’s measles outbreak could soon be bigger than West Texas’s. Are the two connected? Last year, starting in January, the United States experienced its largest documented measles outbreak in more than three decades, when an epidemic centered on West Texas sickened at least 762 people. Now a fast-moving outbreak in South Carolina […]
Jan 28, 2026
6 European countries lose measles elimination status: What this means
Medical News Today The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the United Kingdom and other European countries have lost their measles elimination status. This status change comes after a rise in infections across the continent. “Outbreaks of measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases are threats to health security in Europe, alongside antimicrobial resistance and other emerging threats,” […]
Jan 28, 2026
UK loses measles elimination status
Guardian The UK has lost its status as a measles-free country after a rise in deaths from the disease and fall in the proportion of children having the MMR jab in recent years. The World Health Organization said it no longer classified Britain as having eliminated measles because the disease had become re-established. The UK is one of six […]
Jan 28, 2026
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
STAT With measles transmission in the United States at levels that haven’t been seen in decades, the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that he would not view the loss of the country’s measles elimination status as a significant event. “Not really,” said Ralph Abraham, a physician who formerly […]
Jan 21, 2026
South Carolina: At least 88 new measles cases confirmed
ABC News At least 88 new measles cases in South Carolina have been confirmed amid the state’s outbreak, bringing the total number of infections to 646, state health officials said Tuesday. The majority of cases have been found in the Upstate region and around Spartanburg County, which sits on the border with North Carolina. The South Carolina […]
Jan 21, 2026
South Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows
AP Health officials in South Carolina confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, as the outbreak in the northwestern part of the state balloons following the holidays. There is a second, separate measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border, where 418 people have been infected since August. Last year was the nation’s worst year for measles spread since […]
Jan 14, 2026
US Sees Highest Measles Case Count in Decades as Outbreaks Grow
Pulmonology Advisor The U.S. recorded more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the nation’s highest yearly total in decades, health officials report. As of Dec. 30, 2,065 measles cases had been confirmed nationwide, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The last time the United States saw more cases in a […]
Jan 7, 2026