The outbreak at the epicenter of measles cases reaching a multi-decade high in the United States has officially ended, according to Texas health authorities. The Texas Department of State Health ...
The U.S. has surpassed 2025’s record for measles cases, with five months left in 2026. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Despite the spike in demand for measles shots following the deadly 2025 outbreak, exemptions on all vaccines for schoolchildren rose after the release of a downloadable exemption form.
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Measles Outbreak

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...
New data from the Johns Hopkins University shows that measles cases have hit a count not seen since 1991. Here's what to know ...
Just over a year after Texas experienced a historic measles outbreak, vaccination rates for some students are beginning to tick upward. The outbreak began in Gaines County in West Texas in 2025 and ...
The country is on course to lose the elimination status it achieved in 2000, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. guts ...
The United States has lost its status as a measles-free country, with rates of the highly-contagious illness soaring above last year's high ...
Signs let people know that measles vaccines are available at the old City Hall in Andrews on March 6, 2025. Andrews is about halfway between Seminole in Gaines County, where the outbreak originated, ...